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WF8 2BA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 2AY 51 m
WF8 2AT 84 m
WF8 2BG 100 m
WF8 2AW 107 m
WF8 2AU 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 2BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 2
Latitude
53.685704
Longitude
-1.298537
British National Grid easting
446,425
British National Grid northing
421,254

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
E00059740
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 018B · E01011850
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
41
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. De Lacy Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    458 m

  2. High Well School

    Community special school

    487 m

  3. Harewood Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    598 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,959
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Shoplifting 325
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Public order 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 224

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

17 female, 4 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.0
WF8 2 residents
16,263

Age bands in WF8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

3,164 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,654 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

4,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

4,238 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

2,671 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF8 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
75.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75.8%
Gigabit-capable
75.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    640 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.2 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.0 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.0 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.1 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

  • Chequerfield Circle

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.0 miles

  • Holy Family Church

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles

  • East Drive

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles

  • East Drive

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Monument Lane

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 018B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,257 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. De Lacy Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,959 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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