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WF8 4GR

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 4GS 64 m
WF8 4TF 94 m
WF8 4GH 105 m
WF8 4GL 115 m
WF8 4SP 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.697442
Longitude
-1.315456
British National Grid easting
445,295
British National Grid northing
422,549

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
E00180028
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015D · E01011841
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Beeston Drive, Pontefract, WF8 4GR 28 March 2025 £269,995
17, Beeston Drive, Pontefract, WF8 4GR 19 December 2024 £238,496
32, Beeston Drive, Pontefract, WF8 4GR 11 December 2024 £264,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    453 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    718 m

  3. New College Pontefract

    Academy 16-19 converter

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,201
  • Shoplifting 348
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Public order 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    444 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    553 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.2 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.7 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.7 km

  • TIEVE TARA

    TIEVE TARA MEDICAL CENTRE, PARKDALE, AIREDALE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2QP

    ODS code B87042

    3.9 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.4 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.7 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

  • Princess Drive

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.1 miles

  • Princess Drive

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • De Lacy Way

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • De Lacy Way

    BCT · Monkhill

    0.2 miles

  • Pontefract Cemetery

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 015D, 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

19,263 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £264,995 from 33 recorded sales in WF8 4GR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Giles C of E Academy is the nearest published school at 453 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,201 events.

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