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WF8 3FT

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 3JG 622 m
DN6 8LZ 1.0 km
DN6 8NB 1.0 km
WF8 3JF 1.1 km
WF8 3HN 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3FT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2011
Terminated
1 November 2022
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.617171
Longitude
-1.231858
British National Grid easting
450,911
British National Grid northing
413,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · E05016524
Parish or community
E04013434
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059792
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 041C · E01011856
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 041 · E02002478

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Upton Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

  2. Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

  3. Campsmount Academy

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    4.8 km

  • GREAT NORTH MEDICAL GROUP

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHESTNUT AVENUE, CARCROFT, DONCASTER, DN6 8AG

    ODS code C86001

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodfield Road/Warren House

    BCT · Barnsdale Bar

    0.4 miles

  • Woodfield Road/Warren House

    BCT · Barnsdale Bar

    0.4 miles

  • Woodfield Road/Barnsdale Cottages

    BCT · Barnsdale Bar

    0.7 miles

  • Woodfield Road/Barnsdale Cottages

    BCT · Barnsdale Bar

    0.7 miles

  • Great North Road/New Close Lane

    BCT · Barnsdale Bar

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 041C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,692 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Upton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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