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WF9 1WX

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 1QA 19 m
WF9 1AF 38 m
WF9 1PA 60 m
WF9 1PB 66 m
WF9 1FD 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 1WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 1
Latitude
53.627879
Longitude
-1.299616
British National Grid easting
446,417
British National Grid northing
414,820

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · E05016524
Parish or community
E04000224
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059779
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034F · E01011857
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    138 m

  2. Upton Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  3. Oakfield Park School

    Community special school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Possession of weapons 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF9 1 residents
7,189

Age bands in WF9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,278 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

755 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

1,845 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,252 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.1 km

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    3.6 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.0 km

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

    CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE RD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87036

    4.3 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

    LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87006

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Badsworth Main Street

    BCT · Badsworth

    0.0 miles

  • Badsworth Main Street

    BCT · Badsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Badsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Thorpe Lane

    BCT · Badsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Back Lane

    BCT · Badsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,993 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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