WF8 3DY

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · 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 3DL 473 m
WF8 3DZ 495 m
WF8 3DX 756 m
WF8 3DU 771 m
WF8 3DP 828 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2021
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.666538
Longitude
-1.311932
British National Grid easting
445,561
British National Grid northing
419,113

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013421
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059341
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034A · E01011767
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Potwells Barn, Hundhill, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3DY 27 September 2017 £242,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Carleton High School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
156
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Burglary 19
  • Public order 13
  • Other crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 straight-line

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    2.4 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    2.9 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    3.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.1 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Hardwick Road Haverlands Farm

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.3 miles
  • Doncaster Rd Darrington Road

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.5 miles
  • Hardwick Road Brookdale Ave

    BCT · Carleton

    0.5 miles
  • Doncaster Road Darrington Rd

    BCT · East Hardwick

    0.5 miles
  • Hardwick Road Railway Bridge

    BCT · Carleton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034A, 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

26,353 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Carleton High School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

156 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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