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WF9 2AB

South Elmsall & South Kirkby · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South Elmsall & South Kirkby
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 2AF 34 m
WF9 2AL 38 m
WF9 2AJ 63 m
WF9 2AG 84 m
WF9 2LD 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 2AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 2
Latitude
53.593530
Longitude
-1.297420
British National Grid easting
446,600
British National Grid northing
411,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
South Elmsall & South Kirkby · E05016537
Parish or community
E04013432
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059867
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 043B · E01011869
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 043 · E02002480

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

    Academy sponsor led

    273 m

  2. South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    304 m

  3. Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource

    Community school

    360 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 860
  • Criminal damage and arson 169
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Public order 140
  • Other theft 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF9 2 residents
11,425

Age bands in WF9 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,931 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,229 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,842 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,986 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,198 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    327 m

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87036

    919 m

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87006

    919 m

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Street

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.0 miles

  • Cambridge Street

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.0 miles

  • Little Lane Allott Close

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.1 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Moorthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Carlton Road

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 043B, 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

1,989 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 860 events.

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