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WF8 4GZ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 4HJ 28 m
WF8 4FJ 57 m
WF8 4FB 98 m
WF8 4NH 158 m
WF8 4FF 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4GZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.674640
Longitude
-1.317310
British National Grid easting
445,197
British National Grid northing
420,011

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
E00180042
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 023A · E01011845
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 023 · E02002460

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    828 m

  2. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    856 m

  3. Carleton High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 403
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Public order 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Other theft 37

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

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

6

within 5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.7 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    2.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    2.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    2.8 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.6 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

  • Castlegate Drive Ackworth Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Castlegate Drive Ackworth Rd

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Sorrell Way

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Sorrell Way

    BCT · Carleton

    0.1 miles

  • Castlegate Drive Windsor Rise

    BCT · Carleton

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 828 m.

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

Recorded crime

817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 403 events.

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