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WF8 9BA

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF11 0DN 14 m
WF11 0XA 14 m
WF7 5XE 14 m
WF7 7WY 14 m
WF7 7WZ 14 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF8 9BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2010
Terminated
1 October 2011
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF8
Postcode sector
WF8 9
Latitude
53.693122
Longitude
-1.308166
British National Grid easting
445,781
British National Grid northing
422,073

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
E00059686
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 015C · E01011838
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 015 · E02002452

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
35
Secondary
7

  1. St Giles C of E Academy

    Academy converter

    227 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    Academy converter

    629 m

  3. Harewood Centre Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,499
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,601
  • Shoplifting 362
  • Anti social behaviour 336
  • Public order 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    127 m

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    471 m

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    544 m

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.6 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.8 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.3 km

  • ASH GROVE

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

    ODS code B87021

    4.3 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.4 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Horsefair

    BCT · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Bus Station

    BCS · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Bus Station

    BCS · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Bus Station

    BCS · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

  • Pontefract Bus Station

    BCS · Pontefract

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 015C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,926 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Giles C of E Academy is the nearest published school at 227 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,499 published events cover 12 months, averaging 291.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,601 events.

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