# WF8 1HG: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF8 1HG is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF8 1HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8) › [WF8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Wakefield 015C: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **Pontefract Monkhill, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **10 of 28 properties in WF8 1HG at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 13 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **16.7% can get gigabit broadband at WF8 1HG**: Superfast for 91.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF8 1HG**: Road 43 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Giles C of E Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-c-of-e-academy-e140453) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-pontefract-e138947) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New College Pontefract](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-college-pontefract-e144732) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harewood Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harewood-centre-nursery-school-e108134) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [Ark Orchard Head Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-orchard-head-primary-school-e139503) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-halfpenny-lane-primary-school-e139502) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-the-kings-school-e139500) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-and-st-michaels-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141594) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £123,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £269,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £397,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2023 | £123,750 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| August 2024 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pontefract Monkhill (490 m, 6 minutes on foot); Pontefract Tanshelf (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Pontefract Baghill (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORTHGATE SURGERY (390 m); STUART ROAD (530 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (370 m); MEDICHEM PHARMACY (530 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: PONTEFRACT DENTAL CLINIC (470 m); ONE SMILE DENTAL - PONTEFRACT (540 m); P R JONES AND ASSOCIATES (600 m); CORNMARKET (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m); ELLIS DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Carleton Pontefract (410 m, Morrisons); Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract (490 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Pontefract (540 m, Iceland); Tesco Pontefract Superstore (590 m, Tesco); M&S Pontefract SF (710 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.1** (2025). Wakefield 015C has a deprivation score of 47.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £103,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 015C was £103,000 in 2025. Joint 451st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,941** (2021). Wakefield 015C had 1,941 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,353rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 47.5%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 015C, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF8 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,077** (2021). WF8 had 36,077 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 589th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.2%** (January 2026). In WF8, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6974, -1.3107

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3107,53.6974,WF81HG

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