WF8 1DH

Pontefract North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 1BY 39 m
WF8 1DR 67 m
WF8 1JZ 77 m
WF8 1JY 78 m
WF8 1DB 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 1DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1
Latitude
53.690210
Longitude
-1.314453
British National Grid easting
445,369
British National Grid northing
421,745

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00059699
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015B · E01011837
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crossley Tordoff Sport, Jubilee Way, Pontefract, WF8 1DH 11 January 2024 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    195 m
  2. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    545 m
  3. The King's School

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,450
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Public order 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 235

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    365 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    525 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    535 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.1 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.2 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.3 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.7 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.7 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Valley Gardens A

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • Valley Gardens B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • St Joseph's School

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital A

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.2 miles
  • Stuart Road B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF8 1DH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,450 events.

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