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WF8 4WX

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 4JP 29 m
WF8 4JN 30 m
WF8 4JR 58 m
WF8 4HG 62 m
WF8 4JW 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2003
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.685819
Longitude
-1.321626
British National Grid easting
444,900
British National Grid northing
421,252

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
E00059737
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 023C · E01011847
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
45
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. The King's School

    Academy converter

    256 m

  2. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    449 m

  3. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    545 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,340
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,016
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Public order 206
  • Criminal damage and arson 183

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    947 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    991 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.2 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    2.5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    2.6 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.5 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.7 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Mead

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Kings Mead

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Ln

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Beechwood Avenue

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Hill Avenue Mill Hill Ln

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 023C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,596 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. The King's School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,340 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,016 events.

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