Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
124
Crime · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,620 sales
+1.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7626
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7626 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WF8 1BH
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£231,277
Median price: £205,000
Median +1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,620 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £270,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£270k£237k£204k
Mar '24Jul '24Oct '24Feb '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WF8 1BH
England & WalesCrime trends · near WF8 1BH
Counts are for Pontefract South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY —
71360
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
21
YoY —
24120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
29
YoY —
37190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian47.8%
No religion46.3%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4920.0%
25–3413.9%
65–748.2%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
One person: other21.5%
One person: aged 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 35.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 536 m straight lineabout 7 min
Pontefract Baghill Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 904 m straight lineabout 11 min
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 4
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
Bus stops
- 112 m straight lineabout 1 min
Friarwood Surgery
Bus · opp · north-west
- 134 m straight lineabout 2 min
Friarwood Surgery
Bus · opp · south-east
- 180 m straight lineabout 2 min
Carleton Stores
Bus · at · north-east
- 190 m straight lineabout 2 min
Carleton Stores
Bus · opp · south-west
- 192 m straight lineabout 2 min
Pontefract Hospital D
Bus · opp · south-west
Coordinates & Location for WF8 1BH
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WF8 1BH
Coordinates
53.6881, -1.3087
Grid reference
SE457215
Easting
445,748
Northing
421,514
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WMMQR+6G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Pontefract
Travel to Work
Wakefield and Castleford
ITL Region
Wakefield
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
Constituency
E14001428West Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Pontefract South
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 EnglandWest 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 018A E01011840
E01011840MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 018 E02002455
E02002455LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 018A E01011840
E01011840MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 018 E02002455
E02002455Urban: 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
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentJuly 2017 — Introduced
Postcode WF8 1BH introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011840 and MSOA E02002455 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 7626
Present — Active
Postcode WF8 1BH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WF8 1BH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 24%
Attainment 8
49.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
97%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
93%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
73%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
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