WF8 3DR

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 3DS 132 m
WF8 3DW 323 m
WF8 3DT 420 m
WF8 3DP 473 m
WF8 3DU 506 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.661947
Longitude
-1.296798
British National Grid easting
446,566
British National Grid northing
418,612

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013426
Output area
E00059778
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034E · E01011849
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Northleigh, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3DR 30 March 2021 £240,000
4, Northleigh, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3DR 16 March 2020 £175,000
9, Northleigh, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3DR 31 January 2017 £137,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Carleton High School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.0
WF8 3 residents
6,137

Age bands in WF8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

709 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

501 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

985 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,782 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

1,728 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF8 3 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
16.7%

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

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.2 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.7 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    3.7 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.2 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.6 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

  • Doncaster Road Darrington Rd

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.3 miles
  • Doncaster Rd Darrington Road

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.3 miles
  • Doncaster Rd Whitegate Lane

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.4 miles
  • Hardwick Road Haverlands Farm

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.7 miles
  • Doncaster Rd Rigg Lane

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,856 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Carleton High School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 7 events.

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