WF8 4HX

Pontefract South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF8 2RR 66 m
WF8 4HT 93 m
WF8 4HU 93 m
WF8 2RP 110 m
WF8 2RS 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4HX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.687515
Longitude
-1.311574
British National Grid easting
445,562
British National Grid northing
421,447

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00059699
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015B · E01011837
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

Explore WF8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Springbank, Pontefract, WF8 4HX 13 January 2023 £303,000
Mount Pleasant, Springbank, Pontefract, WF8 4HX 7 December 2020 £325,000
4, Springbank, Pontefract, WF8 4HX 28 January 2019 £233,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. The King's School

    Academy converter

    489 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    534 m
  3. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,530
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 315
  • Public order 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    301 m

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    704 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    734 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.3 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.7 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Hill Road

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • Valley Gardens B

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • Valley Gardens A

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles
  • Carleton Stores

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.2 miles
  • Carleton Stores

    BCT · Chequerfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 015B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,467 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £303,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF8 4HX. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. The King's School is the nearest published school at 489 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,530 events.

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