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WF8 4YN

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 4EF 28 m
WF8 4AR 48 m
WF8 4EE 72 m
WF8 4EG 76 m
WF8 4HQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 4YN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 4
Latitude
53.688057
Longitude
-1.323104
British National Grid easting
444,800
British National Grid northing
421,500

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
E00059767
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 023E · E01011851
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
43
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    289 m

  2. The King's School

    Academy converter

    468 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,260
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 957
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Public order 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 180

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    792 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    1.1 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

    4.2 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.6 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.9 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Beechwood Avenue Beechwood

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Beechwood Avenue Beechwood

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • St Oswalds Avenue

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Love Ln St Oswalds Ave

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

  • Beechwood Avenue

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 023E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,557 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,260 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 957 events.

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