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WF8 1AR

Pontefract North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pontefract North
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 1LP 18 m
WF8 1JT 36 m
WF8 1LL 36 m
WF8 1LQ 46 m
WF8 1LG 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 1AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1
Latitude
53.690693
Longitude
-1.312461
British National Grid easting
445,500
British National Grid northing
421,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Pontefract North · E05016535
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059699
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015B · E01011837
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    305 m

  2. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    446 m

  3. The King's School

    Academy converter

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,316
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,512
  • Shoplifting 362
  • Anti social behaviour 312
  • Public order 263
  • Criminal damage and arson 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF8 1 residents
5,134

Age bands in WF8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

822 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

553 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

1,572 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

1,442 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

787 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    359 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    417 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    440 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.4 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.7 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.7 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Valley Gardens A

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Gardens B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital A

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Stuart Road B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 015B, 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

6,467 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,316 published events cover 12 months, averaging 276.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,512 events.

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