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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Constituency

Central Yorkshire and The Humber. About 105,115 people in 74 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley had 100,931 usual residents at the census.

Population
100,931
322nd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
237th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
18.1%
271st lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
17.8%
221st highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is 100,931.
100,931322nd lowest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is 64.1%.
64.1%joint 237th highest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is 18.1%.
18.1%joint 271st lowest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is 17.8%.
17.8%joint 221st highest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

Most of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley lies in Wakefield. These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley itself. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,347
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in brief

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley had 100,931 usual residents at the census.

64.1% of residents in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

18.1% of residents in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley were aged 65 or over at the census.

17.8% of residents in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley were aged under 15 at the census.