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WF8 3JL

Pontefract South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pontefract South
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 3HP 135 m
WF8 3JN 175 m
WF8 3JJ 223 m
WF8 3JH 383 m
WF8 3JR 421 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.652965
Longitude
-1.264811
British National Grid easting
448,690
British National Grid northing
417,634

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Pontefract South · E05016536
Parish or community
E04013436
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059777
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034E · E01011849
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Darrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  2. Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

  3. Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 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

  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

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

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.8 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Great North Rd Moor Lane

    BCT · Wentbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Great North Rd Wentbridge Lane

    BCT · Wentbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Went Edge Rd Wentbridge Lane

    BCT · Wentbridge

    0.3 miles

  • Went Edge Road Went Edge Bridge

    BCT · Wentbridge

    0.6 miles

  • West Park Drive Caravan Park

    BCT · Darrington

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Darrington Church of England 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 Vehicle crime with 14 events.

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