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WF11 8SB

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 9HP 302 m
WF11 9HQ 339 m
WF11 9HS 352 m
WF11 8UL 355 m
WF11 9HN 355 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF11 8SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF11
Postcode sector
WF11 8
Latitude
53.721134
Longitude
-1.272550
British National Grid easting
448,101
British National Grid northing
425,213

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
E00059540
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 011B · E01011804
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 011 · E02002448

Postcode source versions

Explore WF11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    361 m

  2. Balance Alternative Provision

    Other independent special school

    838 m

  3. Willow Green Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Public order 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Vehicle crime 44

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

    2.5 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.9 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    4.2 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Marshcroft

    BCT · Byram Park

    0.2 miles

  • Marshcroft

    BCT · Byram Park

    0.2 miles

  • Punch Bowl Inn

    BCT · Brotherton

    0.2 miles

  • Punch Bowl Inn

    BCT · Brotherton

    0.2 miles

  • Dish Hill Fly-Over

    BCT · Byram Park

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 011B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,205 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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