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WF8 1EF

Pontefract South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 1BH 29 m
WF8 1DY 52 m
WF8 1BU 72 m
WF8 1AY 85 m
WF8 1SU 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 1EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1
Latitude
53.688362
Longitude
-1.308789
British National Grid easting
445,745
British National Grid northing
421,543

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Pontefract South · E05016536
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00180088
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 018A · E01011840
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 018 · E02002455

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    622 m

  2. The King's School

    Academy converter

    695 m

  3. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,445
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,576
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 318
  • Public order 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 263

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    105 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    627 m

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    710 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.5 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.6 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.7 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Friarwood Surgery

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Friarwood Surgery

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Pontefract Hospital D

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Carleton Stores

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Carleton Stores

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 018A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,626 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the nearest published school at 622 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,445 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,576 events.

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