WF8 3SE

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 3SG 51 m
WF8 3SJ 55 m
WF8 3QY 69 m
WF8 3RE 83 m
WF8 3SQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.675861
Longitude
-1.310751
British National Grid easting
445,629
British National Grid northing
420,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00180042
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 023A · E01011845
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 023 · E02002460

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Dale View, Pontefract, WF8 3SE 14 November 2019 £243,500
6, Dale View, Pontefract, WF8 3SE 12 April 2019 £182,000
3, Dale View, Pontefract, WF8 3SE 6 July 2018 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    586 m
  2. Carleton High School

    Academy converter

    606 m
  3. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    922 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
997
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 502
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Public order 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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
0%

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

    1.4 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.0 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    2.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.0 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.2 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.9 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

  • Hardwick Rd Lynwood Crescent

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Road Went Dale Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Rd Hardwick Cres

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Rd Hardwick Cres

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Road Railway Bridge

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 023A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,311 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

997 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 502 events.

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