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WF9 3JG

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 3JF 28 m
WF9 3JQ 38 m
WF9 3AQ 95 m
WF9 3JE 106 m
WF9 3JH 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 3JG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 3
Latitude
53.590366
Longitude
-1.338458
British National Grid easting
443,887
British National Grid northing
410,622

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
E00059839
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 045A · E01011864
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 045 · E02002482

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    417 m

  2. South Kirkby Academy

    Academy converter

    565 m

  3. Northfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
903
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 382
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 69
  • Anti social behaviour 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF9 3 residents
8,690

Age bands in WF9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,760 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

980 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,281 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,305 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,557 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87036

    1.9 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87006

    1.9 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    2.6 km

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    3.0 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05363

    3.3 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BARNSLEY HEALTHCARE FED, GRIMETHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, ACORN WAY, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05248

    3.3 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code C85018

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Burns Avenue

    BCT · South Kirkby

    0.2 miles

  • Burns Avenue

    BCT · South Kirkby

    0.2 miles

  • Common Road Hill Top Estate

    BCT · South Kirkby

    0.3 miles

  • Hill Top Estate

    BCT · South Kirkby

    0.3 miles

  • Common Rd Mill Close

    BCT · South Kirkby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 045A, 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

1,492 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

903 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 382 events.

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