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WF8 3SZ

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 3BG 25 m
WF8 3DQ 71 m
WF8 3AW 78 m
WF8 3BJ 82 m
WF8 3AL 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.674246
Longitude
-1.267316
British National Grid easting
448,500
British National Grid northing
420,000

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
E04013425
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059776
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034E · E01011849
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Darrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    281 m

  2. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. High Well School

    Community special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Vehicle crime 28
  • Burglary 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    3.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.5 km

  • ASH GROVE

    ASH GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, ENGLAND LANE, KNOTTINGLEY, WF11 0JA

    ODS code B87021

    3.7 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close

    BCT · Darrington

    0.0 miles

  • Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close

    BCT · Darrington

    0.1 miles

  • Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft

    BCT · Darrington

    0.1 miles

  • Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft

    BCT · Darrington

    0.2 miles

  • Darrington Hotel Manor Park Rise

    BCT · Darrington

    0.2 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Darrington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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