WF8 2YW

Pontefract North · 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 2ZB 69 m
WF8 2TX 104 m
WF8 2HW 153 m
WF8 2FJ 174 m
WF8 2HG 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 2YW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 2
Latitude
53.690372
Longitude
-1.286919
British National Grid easting
447,187
British National Grid northing
421,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00180055
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 012C · E01011839
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 012 · E02002449

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Manor Park Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2YW 20 March 2026 £246,000
4, Manor Park Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2YW 9 February 2026 £233,000
2, Manor Park Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2YW 12 December 2025 £236,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
27
Secondary
6
  1. Cherry Tree Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    245 m
  2. Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    349 m
  3. De Lacy Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    478 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,003
  • Shoplifting 216
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Public order 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.2% 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+
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
7.4%

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 straight-line

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.4 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.5 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.9 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    3.2 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.8 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Eastbourne Terrace

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Eastbourne Terrace

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Eastbourne Crescent

    BCT · Eastbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Park Club

    BCT · Willow Park

    0.2 miles
  • Willow Park Club

    BCT · Willow Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 012C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,219 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £219,000 from 8 recorded sales in WF8 2YW. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Cherry Tree Academy is the nearest published school at 245 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,003 events.

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