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WF8 2GS

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 2GR 0 m
WF8 2GG 84 m
WF8 2GF 95 m
WF8 2GE 109 m
WF8 2GH 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 2GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 2
Latitude
53.704702
Longitude
-1.285859
British National Grid easting
447,241
British National Grid northing
423,376

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
E00180078
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 012A · E01011835
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 012 · E02002449

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
31
Secondary
6

  1. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    838 m

  2. Willow Green Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    872 m

  3. Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,680
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 811
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Vehicle crime 121
  • Public order 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    2.0 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    2.3 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.3 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    2.7 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.6 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Darkfield Lane

    BCT · Nevison

    0.2 miles

  • Darkfield Lane

    BCT · Nevison

    0.2 miles

  • Limetrees

    BCT · Nevison

    0.2 miles

  • Limetrees

    BCT · Nevison

    0.2 miles

  • Nevison's Leap

    BCT · Nevison

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 012A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,038 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 838 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,680 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 811 events.

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