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WF7 7BE

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF7 7GD 11 m
WF7 7BD 57 m
WF7 7BB 69 m
WF7 7GE 72 m
WF7 7DR 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 7BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2016
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 7
Latitude
53.642663
Longitude
-1.355278
British National Grid easting
442,721
British National Grid northing
416,430

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · E05016524
Parish or community
E04013421
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00180030
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034H · E01034270
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

    Academy converter

    931 m

  2. Fitzwilliam Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Oakfield Park School

    Community special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 171
  • Other theft 37
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF7 7 residents
8,058

Age bands in WF7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,365 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

706 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

2,076 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,226 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,567 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

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    1.3 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    3.6 km

  • STATION LANE

    STATION LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 6JL

    ODS code B87032

    4.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bracken Hill

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Bracken Hill

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Dicky Sykes Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Dicky Sykes Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • King Royd Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,308 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is the nearest published school at 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 171 events.

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