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WF8 3XL

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 3RZ 86 m
WF8 3SA 190 m
WF8 3RY 215 m
WF8 3SD 229 m
WF8 3RP 256 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 3XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 3
Latitude
53.673822
Longitude
-1.286261
British National Grid easting
447,249
British National Grid northing
419,940

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
E00059775
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
29
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    921 m

  2. Carleton High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Darrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Other crime 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Public order 31

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    2.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    2.7 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.9 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.6 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Carleton Rd Moor Lane

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Carleton Rd Moor Lane

    BCT · Carleton

    0.2 miles

  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · Carleton

    0.3 miles

  • St Michaels Church

    BCT · Carleton

    0.3 miles

  • Carleton Road Fair View

    BCT · Carleton

    0.5 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 921 m.

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

Recorded crime

511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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