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WF11 8HP

Knottingley & Ferrybridge · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knottingley & Ferrybridge
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF11
Postcode sector
WF11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF11 8HB 79 m
WF11 8HR 99 m
WF11 8EZ 122 m
WF11 8HA 132 m
WF11 8HE 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF11 8HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF11
Postcode sector
WF11 8
Latitude
53.711051
Longitude
-1.250997
British National Grid easting
449,535
British National Grid northing
424,106

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Knottingley & Ferrybridge · E05016532
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059551
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 010C · E01011808
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 010 · E02002447

Postcode source versions

Explore WF11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. The Vale Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    680 m

  2. St Botolphs CE Academy

    Academy converter

    747 m

  3. England Lane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    892 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,807
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 794
  • Criminal damage and arson 189
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Public order 134
  • Other theft 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF11 8 residents
6,443

Age bands in WF11 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,127 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

613 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

1,763 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,800 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,495 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASH GROVE

    ASH GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, ENGLAND LANE, KNOTTINGLEY, WF11 0JA

    ODS code B87021

    759 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.3 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    4.5 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    4.7 km

  • TIEVE TARA

    TIEVE TARA MEDICAL CENTRE, PARKDALE, AIREDALE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2QP

    ODS code B87042

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Knottingley Morrisons

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.2 miles

  • Knottingley Morrisons

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.2 miles

  • Gaggs Bridge

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.2 miles

  • Knottingley Town Hall

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.3 miles

  • Knottingley Town Hall

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 010C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,372 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Vale Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 680 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,807 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 794 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.