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WF8 postcode area · Wakefield

The WF8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Doncaster, North Yorkshire, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 11 to 75 across them. Every full WF8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF8 district contains both ends of the scale: Ackworth & Darrington at 76 out of 100 (#1,650 of 6,856 in England) against Airedale at 12, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £166,750 in Upton to £250,000 in Ackworth & Darrington. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Doncaster, North Yorkshire and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,688a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF8 district

£217,500median home sold over the past year · +20.9% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 478 sales
Detached£335,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£152,500
Flat£92,500
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ackworth & DarringtonWakefield 1,65076 £250,000
Pontefract South WestWakefield 1,88372 £230,000
Eggborough, Kellington & SmeatonNorth Yorkshire 2,98056 £250,000
Pontefract North EastWakefield 3,00756 £210,000
GlasshoughtonWakefield 3,33651 £200,000
UptonWakefield 5,11925 £166,750
Pontefract North WestWakefield 5,61218 £210,000
Askern, Campsall & NortonDoncaster 5,69517 £175,000
Pontefract South EastWakefield 6,04412 £177,500
AiredaleWakefield 6,04412 £195,000

People living in WF8 Census 2021

Residents86,673
Median age (est.)43
Density332per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WF8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF8 district.

Pontefract North Pontefract South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF8.

WF11 WF7 WF9 WF10 WF6 DN6 LS25 S72

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.