WF8 2TG

Pontefract South · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 2TQ 83 m
WF8 2SY 96 m
WF8 2TB 115 m
WF8 2HF 130 m
WF8 2TD 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 2TG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 2
Latitude
53.689083
Longitude
-1.292347
British National Grid easting
446,830
British National Grid northing
421,634

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00059734
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 018B · E01011850
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 018 · E02002455

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG 28 October 2024 £180,000
17, Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG 5 April 2002 £75,000
11, Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG 18 February 2000 £65,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. De Lacy Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    98 m
  2. High Well School

    Community special school

    307 m
  3. Harewood Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,263
  • Shoplifting 316
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Public order 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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.

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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
87.5%

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

6

within 5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    985 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.3 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.6 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    3.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.5 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

  • De Lacy School

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.0 miles
  • Chequerfield Lane

    BCT · Willow Park

    0.1 miles
  • De Lacy School

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.1 miles
  • Chequerfield Lane

    BCT · Willow Park

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Park Club

    BCT · Willow Park

    0.1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £180,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF8 2TG. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. De Lacy Primary School is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,263 events.

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