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WF7 7XH

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 7HZ 67 m
WF7 7HU 70 m
WF7 7HS 91 m
WF7 7HY 112 m
WF7 7NL 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 7XH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 7
Latitude
53.645088
Longitude
-1.336862
British National Grid easting
443,936
British National Grid northing
416,711

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
E00059329
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
23
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

    Academy converter

    402 m

  2. Ackworth Mill Dam School

    Academy converter

    410 m

  3. Ackworth School

    Other independent school

    439 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 35
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Public order 33

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

    67 m

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.5 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.9 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.2 miles

  • Beverley Arms

    BCT · Ackworth Moor Top

    0.3 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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