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WF8 3QQ

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 3PE 42 m
WF8 4LQ 59 m
WF8 3PG 99 m
WF8 4LG 119 m
WF8 3PF 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3QQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.682613
Longitude
-1.314107
British National Grid easting
445,400
British National Grid northing
420,900

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
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059746
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 023C · E01011847
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 023 · E02002460

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    300 m

  2. The King's School

    Academy converter

    383 m

  3. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    425 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,500
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,133
  • Anti social behaviour 247
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Public order 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 201

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

    778 m

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.2 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.3 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    2.9 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    2.9 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Ackworth Road Carleton Park Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.0 miles

  • Carleton Park Road

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Carleton Park Road Ackworth Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Carleton Park Road Ackworth Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Hardwick Road

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 023C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,596 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,500 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,133 events.

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