Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6231
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6231 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WF8 1AF
Crime trends · near WF8 1AF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
99
YoY -23%
ASB
51
YoY +59%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -42%
Burglary
3
YoY -40%
Criminal damage
26
YoY +189%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
39
YoY +26%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising
285
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,696
White Brit.86.5%
Other White6.2%
Other Asian2.2%
Pakistani1.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,692
Christian49.3%
No religion42.6%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,693
50–6419.4%
35–4919.3%
25–3416.6%
65–748.9%
20–246.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 751
Other27.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Any member 66+8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
Constituency
E14001428
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Pontefract North
Constituency code
E14001428
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Wakefield, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wakefield District
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 015B E01011837
E01011837
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 015 E02002452
E02002452
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 015B E01011837
E01011837
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 015 E02002452
E02002452
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF8 1AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6231
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011837 and MSOA E02002452 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF8 1AF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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