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WF8 2UL

Pontefract North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
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 2UJ 49 m
WF8 1SY 56 m
WF8 1ST 89 m
WF8 1SZ 118 m
WF8 2UN 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 2UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 2
Latitude
53.704676
Longitude
-1.302811
British National Grid easting
446,122
British National Grid northing
423,362

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
E00059717
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 012E · E01011844
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 012 · E02002449

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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126 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
106, Ashworth Road, Pontefract, WF8 2UL 28 May 2026 £325,000
6, Ashworth Road, Pontefract, WF8 2UL 19 December 2025 £310,000
28, Ashworth Road, Pontefract, WF8 2UL 2 October 2024 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    300 m

  2. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Harewood Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,057
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 870
  • Shoplifting 266
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Public order 172
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
145

63 female, 82 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.9% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

10

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.3 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.8 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.2 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    3.8 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.9 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.5 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

    4.8 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

  • Lady Balk Lane

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • Willowdene Lane

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • Willowdene Lane

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • Lady Balk Lane

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • Monkhill Drive

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 012E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,582 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £259,000 from 10 recorded sales in WF8 2UL. 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

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,057 published events cover 12 months, averaging 171.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 870 events.

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