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WF8 4RG

Pontefract North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4GU 58 m
WF8 4FS 82 m
WF8 4FT 119 m
WF8 4DB 129 m
WF8 4PJ 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4RG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.693855
Longitude
-1.318589
British National Grid easting
445,092
British National Grid northing
422,148

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

Explore WF8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
33
Secondary
6

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    328 m

  2. New College Pontefract

    Academy 16-19 converter

    486 m

  3. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    532 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,192
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Public order 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 202

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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

10

within 5 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    223 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    605 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    976 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.2 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.8 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.2 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.6 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    5.0 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

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station

    RLY · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station

    RSE · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station

    RSE · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station

    RSE · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station

    RSE · Pontefract

    0.0 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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,192 events.

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