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WF8 1UA

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 1DX 49 m
WF8 1PL 62 m
WF8 1SL 109 m
WF8 1PN 113 m
WF8 1TJ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 1UA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 January 2017
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 1
Latitude
53.690510
Longitude
-1.307210
British National Grid easting
445,847
British National Grid northing
421,783

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
E00180073
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 018A · E01011840
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 018 · E02002455

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 Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    503 m

  2. Harewood Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    643 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    652 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,603
  • Shoplifting 362
  • Anti social behaviour 342
  • Public order 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 259

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

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    249 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    414 m

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    625 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.6 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.7 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.6 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

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Pontefract Hospital C

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Hospital F

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Hospital D

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital E

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital G Baghill Stn

    BCT · Pontefract

    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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Giles C of E Academy is the nearest published school at 503 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 292.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,603 events.

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