Among the most deprived
IMD England
85
Crime · May '26
£150,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WF8 1ED
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WF8 1ED
Coordinates
53.6883, -1.3045
Grid reference
SE460215
Easting
446,026
Northing
421,539
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WMMQW+85
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
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.
5460
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5460 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WF8 1ED
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£150,000
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Median price: £150,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WF8 1ED
Crime trends · near WF8 1ED
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(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
50–6421.0%
35–4920.0%
25–3414.0%
65–748.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other21.5%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 35.0%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
Constituency
E14001428West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandWest 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
3:47 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:47 AM
Sunset (today)
8:33 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF8 1ED 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: 5460
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011840 and MSOA E02002455 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF8 1ED 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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