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WF8 4BE

Pontefract North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Ward
Pontefract North
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 4BQ 67 m
WF8 4EW 85 m
WF8 4DG 93 m
WF8 4EL 98 m
WF8 4EH 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.688248
Longitude
-1.328280
British National Grid easting
444,458
British National Grid northing
421,518

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Pontefract North · E05016535
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059705
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015E · E01011842
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Avenue Terrace, Pontefract, WF8 4BE 9 October 2018 £96,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
31
Secondary
6

  1. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    232 m

  2. New College Pontefract

    Academy 16-19 converter

    644 m

  3. The King's School

    Academy converter

    765 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,943
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 816
  • Shoplifting 256
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Public order 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 137

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

21 female, 14 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.2
WF8 4 residents
8,550

Age bands in WF8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,495 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

809 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,264 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,409 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

2,057 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    1.0 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.4 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.4 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    2.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    2.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.0 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.8 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Minden Close Halfpenny Lane

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Minden Close Halfpenny Lane

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Love Ln St Oswalds Ave

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 015E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,648 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 232 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 816 events.

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