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WF7 7WA

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 7SZ 22 m
WF7 7QR 71 m
WF7 7QT 84 m
WF7 7JH 91 m
WF7 7JJ 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 7WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 7
Latitude
53.642500
Longitude
-1.341909
British National Grid easting
443,605
British National Grid northing
416,420

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
E00059322
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034B · E01011768
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
21
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

    Academy converter

    47 m

  2. Ackworth Mill Dam School

    Academy converter

    693 m

  3. Oakfield Park School

    Community special school

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
414
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 32
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Public order 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    438 m

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.7 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Rhyddings Drive

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Cricketers View

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Rhyddings Drive

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.2 miles

  • Cricketers View

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,139 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is the nearest published school at 47 m.

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

Recorded crime

414 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 187 events.

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