# WF8

Postcode district covering Pontefract, Marl Pits and Chequerfield, in Wakefield.

WF8 is a postcode district covering Pontefract, Marl Pits and Chequerfield, in Wakefield. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WF8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WF8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WF8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in WF8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WF8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 513 homes were sold in WF8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WF8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WF8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WF8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WF8 had 36,077 usual residents at the census.

## How WF8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WF8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | 6th most expensive | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2025 |
| Population | 36,077 | 7th most populated | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.2% | lowest | 17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026 |

## Is WF8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF8 at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across the WF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 404 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,810), other crime (701) and anti-social behaviour (566).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF8 was 120.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WF8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF8 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WF8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Selby 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027923) | 2,334 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% |
| [Wakefield 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011835) | 2,159 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Wakefield 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011836) | 1,456 | 187.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| [Wakefield 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011839) | 2,541 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Wakefield 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011843) | 1,713 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wakefield 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011844) | 1,944 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Wakefield 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011834) | 2,007 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Wakefield 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011837) | 1,693 | 550.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 54.9% |
| [Wakefield 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011838) | 1,941 | 144.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 47.5% |
| [Wakefield 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011841) | 2,194 | 136.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| [Wakefield 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011842) | 1,369 | 142.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 71.8% |
| [Wakefield 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011840) | 1,785 | 107.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.9% |
| [Wakefield 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011850) | 1,606 | 106.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Wakefield 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011852) | 1,715 | 153.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Wakefield 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011853) | 1,379 | 109.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wakefield 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011845) | 1,806 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Wakefield 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011846) | 1,349 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.6% |
| [Wakefield 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011847) | 1,416 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Wakefield 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011848) | 1,431 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.9% |
| [Wakefield 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011851) | 1,469 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Wakefield 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011849) | 1,561 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Normanton and Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth): Jon Trickett (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.9% of the people here.
- [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/selby): Keir Mather (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.1% of the people here.
- [Doncaster North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/doncaster-north): Ed Miliband (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WF8

[Pontefract North East](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/pontefract-north-east), [Pontefract North West](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/pontefract-north-west), [Pontefract South East](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/pontefract-south-east), [Pontefract South West](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/pontefract-south-west)

## Postcode sectors in WF8

[WF8 1 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-1), [WF8 2 (325 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-2), [WF8 3 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-3), [WF8 4 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-4), [WF8 9 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-9)

## Council

[Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

## Towns in WF8

[Pontefract](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontefract)

## Postcode districts next to WF8

[DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [WF7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9), [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10), [WF11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pontefract Baghill (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3034,53.6919), [Pontefract Monkhill (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3037,53.6990), [Pontefract Tanshelf (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3189,53.6941), [Knottingley (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.2592,53.7065)

## More in the WF postcode area

[All WF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WF8 in brief

WF8 is a postcode district covering Pontefract, Marl Pits and Chequerfield, in Wakefield.
About 37,363 people lived in WF8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 513 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF8 was £220,000 in 2025.
WF8 had 36,077 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in WF8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF8, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WF8
- Postcode area: [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)
- Constituency: [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley)
- Council: [Wakefield †](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Area: 51.69 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,363*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 120

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9), [WF7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7), [WF11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11), [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10)

## Latest updates for WF8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WF8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8