7,238
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
85 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£223,333
Median property price
389
Postcodes
Overview of Pontefract South
Coordinates53.6813, -1.3012
Postcodes
389
Population (Census)
16,550
Households (Census)
7,238
Recorded crime · May '26
85 · 5.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pontefract South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.31 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.31 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Pontefract South
Property sales · Pontefract South
HM Land Registry · Pontefract South
Average price
£253,810
YoY: -8.1%
Median price: £222,056
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £226,399
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£387k£292k£197k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Pontefract South
Crime trends · Pontefract South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
674523
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
38
YoY -43%
ASB
18102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -64%
Demographics in Pontefract South
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian54.7%
No religion38.9%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4917.6%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.4%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Any member 66+15.6%
Other14.5%
All members 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
+ 7 other households · 33.6%
Schools in Pontefract South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
De Lacy Primary School
Wakefield · WF8 2TG
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Carleton High School
Wakefield · WF8 3NW
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
High Well School
Wakefield · WF8 2DD
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · WF8 4RJ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The King's School
Wakefield · WF8 4JF
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · WF8 3NP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · WF8 3PT
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Darrington Church of England Primary School
Wakefield · WF8 3SB
Not judged
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Pontefract South
Postcodes in Pontefract South
WF11 0ABWF11 0ADWF11 0AEWF11 0AGWF8 1EDWF8 1NBWF8 1NDWF8 1NEWF8 1NGWF8 2ABWF8 2ADWF8 2AEWF8 2AFWF8 2AGWF8 2AHWF8 2AJWF8 2ALWF8 2ANWF8 2APWF8 2AQWF8 2ARWF8 2ASWF8 2ATWF8 2AUWF8 2AWWF8 2AYWF8 2AZWF8 2BAWF8 2BEWF8 2BGWF8 2BHWF8 2BJWF8 2BLWF8 2BNWF8 2BPWF8 2BQWF8 2BSWF8 2BTWF8 2BUWF8 2BWWF8 2BXWF8 2BYWF8 2BZWF8 2DAWF8 2DBWF8 2DDWF8 2DEWF8 2EEWF8 2EFWF8 2EGWF8 2EHWF8 2EJWF8 2ELWF8 2ENWF8 2EPWF8 2EQWF8 2ERWF8 2ESWF8 2EWWF8 2GDWF8 2GUWF8 2HFWF8 2HGWF8 2HHWF8 2HJWF8 2HLWF8 2HQWF8 2HZWF8 2QDWF8 2QEWF8 2QFWF8 2QGWF8 2QJWF8 2QLWF8 2QNWF8 2QPWF8 2QQWF8 2QRWF8 2QSWF8 2QTWF8 2QUWF8 2QWWF8 2QXWF8 2QYWF8 2QZWF8 2RAWF8 2RBWF8 2RDWF8 2REWF8 2RFWF8 2RGWF8 2RHWF8 2RLWF8 2RNWF8 2RQWF8 2SDWF8 2SEWF8 2SUWF8 2SXWF8 2SYWF8 2SZWF8 2TBWF8 2TDWF8 2TEWF8 2TFWF8 2TGWF8 2TJWF8 2TPWF8 2TQWF8 2TRWF8 2TSWF8 2TTWF8 2TUWF8 2TYWF8 2TZWF8 2UAWF8 2UBWF8 2UDWF8 2UEWF8 2US