WF8 1AP postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield

WF8 1AP is a postcode in Pontefract, in the Pontefract North ward of Wakefield. It is in the Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at WF8 1AP can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £163,000 Homes sold in WF8 1, last 12 months. ▼ 11.9% on the year before Nearest station Pontefract Tanshelf 500 m in a straight line

Where WF8 1AP is, and what is near it

Map of WF8 1AP and what is near it Map of WF8 1AP: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the WF8 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 24 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. WF8 1AA: also in WF8 1WF8 1AG: also in WF8 1WF8 1AL: also in WF8 1WF8 1AN: also in WF8 1WF8 1AQ: also in WF8 1WF8 1AT: also in WF8 1WF8 1AU: also in WF8 1WF8 1AW: also in WF8 1WF8 1AX: also in WF8 1WF8 1AZ: also in WF8 1WF8 1BA: also in WF8 1WF8 1BD: also in WF8 1WF8 1BE: also in WF8 1WF8 1BJ: also in WF8 1WF8 1BN: also in WF8 1WF8 1BP: also in WF8 1WF8 1BQ: also in WF8 1WF8 1BT: also in WF8 1WF8 1BU: also in WF8 1WF8 1BX: also in WF8 1WF8 1BY: also in WF8 1WF8 1DA: also in WF8 1WF8 1DB: also in WF8 1WF8 1DE: also in WF8 1WF8 1DF: also in WF8 1WF8 1DG: also in WF8 1WF8 1DH: also in WF8 1WF8 1DJ: also in WF8 1WF8 1DR: also in WF8 1WF8 1DX: also in WF8 1WF8 1DY: also in WF8 1WF8 1DZ: also in WF8 1WF8 1EE: also in WF8 1WF8 1EY: also in WF8 1WF8 1GW: also in WF8 1WF8 1GZ: also in WF8 1WF8 1HA: also in WF8 1WF8 1HB: also in WF8 1WF8 1HD: also in WF8 1WF8 1HE: also in WF8 1WF8 1HH: also in WF8 1WF8 1HJ: also in WF8 1WF8 1HL: also in WF8 1WF8 1JL: also in WF8 1WF8 1JT: also in WF8 1WF8 1JU: also in WF8 1WF8 1JX: also in WF8 1WF8 1JY: also in WF8 1WF8 1JZ: also in WF8 1WF8 1LE: also in WF8 1WF8 1LG: also in WF8 1WF8 1LH: also in WF8 1WF8 1LN: also in WF8 1WF8 1LP: also in WF8 1WF8 1LQ: also in WF8 1WF8 1LW: also in WF8 1WF8 1LY: also in WF8 1WF8 1NB: also in WF8 1WF8 1ND: also in WF8 1WF8 1NE: also in WF8 1WF8 1NF: also in WF8 1WF8 1NG: also in WF8 1WF8 1NJ: also in WF8 1WF8 1NL: also in WF8 1WF8 1NT: also in WF8 1WF8 1NW: also in WF8 1WF8 1NX: also in WF8 1WF8 1PD: also in WF8 1WF8 1PE: also in WF8 1WF8 1PG: also in WF8 1WF8 1PH: also in WF8 1WF8 1PL: also in WF8 1WF8 1PN: also in WF8 1WF8 1PP: also in WF8 1WF8 1PQ: also in WF8 1WF8 1PS: also in WF8 1WF8 1PT: also in WF8 1WF8 1PU: also in WF8 1WF8 1PZ: also in WF8 1WF8 1QA: also in WF8 1WF8 1QD: also in WF8 1WF8 1QF: also in WF8 1WF8 1QG: also in WF8 1WF8 1QT: also in WF8 1WF8 1QU: also in WF8 1WF8 1QY: also in WF8 1WF8 1RE: also in WF8 1WF8 1RF: also in WF8 1WF8 1SL: also in WF8 1WF8 1TG: also in WF8 1WF8 1TJ: also in WF8 1WF8 1TT: also in WF8 1 Friarwood Surgery 500 mArk The King's School 800 mOsprey 950 mPontefract WF8 1AP Map of WF8 1AP and what is near it Map of WF8 1AP: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the WF8 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 24 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Pontefract North WF8 1AP
  • WF8 1AP
  • Other postcodes in WF8 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 24 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6916, longitude -1.3125)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF8 1AP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF8 1AP?

88% of the homes and businesses at WF8 1AP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF8 1AP 0% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF8 1AP 88% Wakefield 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF8 1AP?

BinDayBuddy does not read Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF8 1AP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF8 1AP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wakefield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF8 1AP: 4,425 properties in Wakefield are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Wakefield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF8 1AP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF8 1AP?

Homes in WF8 1 sold for a typical £163,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 11.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£163,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £255,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £190,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £120,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £92,500 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF8 district: a typical £215,000 from 343 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WF8 1AP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF8 1AP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WF8 1AP

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at WF8 1AP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF8 1AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around WF8 1AP. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (45%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF8 1AP

Band D in Wakefield for 2026‑27: £2,297. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,531 (band A) to £3,318 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 540 (61%)£1,531
Band Babout 170 (19%)£1,786
Band Cabout 70 (8%)£2,042
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,297
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,807
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,318
Band Gwithheld£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 45% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Wakefield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF8 1AP is in (ONS area E01011837), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest open schools to WF8 1AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF8 1AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WF8 1AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF8 1AP is Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Pontefract Baghill Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

24 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stuart Road B, 124 m away.

More stations near WF8 1AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF8 1AP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF8 1AP?

7 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF8 1AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 250 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 250 mWalk
  • Alfa Power Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest to the centre of WF8 1AP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF8 1AP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF8 1AP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF8 1AP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF8 1AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF8 1AP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF8 1AP in a conservation area?

The centre of WF8 1AP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF8 1AP?

Police.uk records 347 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF8 1AP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences124 reports
Anti-social behaviour52 reports
Shoplifting48 reports
Criminal damage and arson30 reports
Public order21 reports
Other theft21 reports

Also: burglary 16, robbery 10, other crime 10, vehicle crime 9, drugs 4, theft from the person 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WF8 1AP

Ward
Pontefract North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Pontefract
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Around WF8 1AP

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF8 1AW10 mWF8 1BD30 mWF8 1AL50 mWF8 1AT80 mWF8 1BQ80 mWF8 1AN80 m
All of WF8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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