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WF9 2GA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 2ED 34 m
WF9 2DZ 100 m
WF9 2DF 109 m
WF9 2DY 138 m
WF9 1HW 404 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 2GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2015
Terminated
1 May 2015
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 2
Latitude
53.609059
Longitude
-1.281836
British National Grid easting
447,614
British National Grid northing
412,738

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
E04013434
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059782
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 041D · E01011858
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 041 · E02002478

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Minsthorpe Community College

    Academy converter

    995 m

  2. Upton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Ash Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
696
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 46
  • Vehicle crime 46

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

    1.7 km

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87036

    2.8 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87006

    2.8 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Dale Lane Industrial Estate

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.3 miles

  • Dale Lane Industrial Estate

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.3 miles

  • Minsthorpe Ln Dale Lane

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.3 miles

  • Stadium Way

    BCT · South Elmsall

    0.3 miles

  • Upton Social Club

    BCT · Upton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 041D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,211 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Minsthorpe Community College is the nearest published school at 995 m.

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

Recorded crime

696 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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