WF8 4PR postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield

WF8 4PR 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 December 1995.

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 4PR can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £265,000 Homes sold in WF8 4, last 12 months. ▲ 6% on the year before Nearest station Pontefract Tanshelf 350 m in a straight line

Where WF8 4PR is, and what is near it

Map of WF8 4PR and what is near it Map of WF8 4PR: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WF8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 4 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF8 4AA: also in WF8 4WF8 4AB: also in WF8 4WF8 4AD: also in WF8 4WF8 4AE: also in WF8 4WF8 4AF: also in WF8 4WF8 4AG: also in WF8 4WF8 4AQ: also in WF8 4WF8 4BP: also in WF8 4WF8 4BS: also in WF8 4WF8 4BU: also in WF8 4WF8 4BX: also in WF8 4WF8 4BY: also in WF8 4WF8 4BZ: also in WF8 4WF8 4DA: also in WF8 4WF8 4DB: also in WF8 4WF8 4DF: also in WF8 4WF8 4FE: also in WF8 4WF8 4FS: also in WF8 4WF8 4FT: also in WF8 4WF8 4FU: also in WF8 4WF8 4FZ: also in WF8 4WF8 4GA: also in WF8 4WF8 4GD: also in WF8 4WF8 4GE: also in WF8 4WF8 4GF: also in WF8 4WF8 4GG: also in WF8 4WF8 4GH: also in WF8 4WF8 4GJ: also in WF8 4WF8 4GL: also in WF8 4WF8 4GN: also in WF8 4WF8 4GQ: also in WF8 4WF8 4GR: also in WF8 4WF8 4GS: also in WF8 4WF8 4GT: also in WF8 4WF8 4GU: also in WF8 4WF8 4GW: also in WF8 4WF8 4GX: also in WF8 4WF8 4PG: also in WF8 4WF8 4PJ: also in WF8 4WF8 4PQ: also in WF8 4WF8 4PS: also in WF8 4WF8 4PU: also in WF8 4WF8 4PW: also in WF8 4WF8 4QD: also in WF8 4WF8 4QF: also in WF8 4WF8 4QG: also in WF8 4WF8 4QH: also in WF8 4WF8 4QJ: also in WF8 4WF8 4QL: also in WF8 4WF8 4QQ: also in WF8 4WF8 4QR: also in WF8 4WF8 4QS: also in WF8 4WF8 4QU: also in WF8 4WF8 4QX: also in WF8 4WF8 4QY: also in WF8 4WF8 4QZ: also in WF8 4WF8 4RA: also in WF8 4WF8 4RG: also in WF8 4WF8 4RZ: also in WF8 4WF8 4SN: also in WF8 4WF8 4SP: also in WF8 4WF8 4SQ: also in WF8 4WF8 4SR: also in WF8 4WF8 4SS: also in WF8 4WF8 4ST: also in WF8 4WF8 4SU: also in WF8 4WF8 4SW: also in WF8 4WF8 4SX: also in WF8 4WF8 4SY: also in WF8 4WF8 4SZ: also in WF8 4WF8 4TA: also in WF8 4WF8 4TB: also in WF8 4WF8 4TD: also in WF8 4WF8 4TE: also in WF8 4WF8 4TF: also in WF8 4WF8 4WR: also in WF8 4 Pontefract Monkhill station 1.0 kmFriarwood Surgery 1.3 kmHigh Well School 2.1 kmPontefract North WF8 4PR Map of WF8 4PR and what is near it Map of WF8 4PR: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the WF8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 4 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. High Well School 2.1 kmPontefract North WF8 4PR
  • WF8 4PR
  • Other postcodes in WF8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 5 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 53.6971, longitude -1.3192)

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 4PR?

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 4PR?

Every home and business at WF8 4PR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF8 4PR 0% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF8 4PR 100% 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 4PR?

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 4PR 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 4PR.

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 4PR: 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 4PR 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 4PR?

Homes in WF8 4 sold for a typical £265,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, up 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£265,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,500 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £137,500 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 4PR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF8 4PR 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 4PR

The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at WF8 4PR. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF8 4PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,250 homes in the neighbourhood around WF8 4PR. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (23%). 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 4PR

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 390 (31%)£1,531
Band Babout 150 (12%)£1,786
Band Cabout 300 (24%)£2,042
Band Dabout 220 (18%)£2,297
Band Eabout 180 (14%)£2,807
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,318
Band Gwithheld£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 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 4PR is in (ONS area E01011841), 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 4PR?

The nearest open schools to WF8 4PR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF8 4PR is Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pontefract Park Gates, 241 m away.

More stations near WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

5 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF8 4PR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 150 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 250 mWalk
  • Alfa Power Charging point · 2 chargers 450 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 4PR?

The nearest to the centre of WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

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 4PR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF8 4PR, 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 4PR?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF8 4PR 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 4PR in a conservation area?

The centre of WF8 4PR 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 4PR?

Police.uk records 247 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF8 4PR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences84 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Other theft21 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: burglary 11, vehicle crime 7, other crime 7, robbery 6, theft from the person 2, drugs 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 4PR

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
December 1995

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

Around WF8 4PR

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Nearby postcodes

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

WF8 4GJ120 mWF8 4GN120 mWF8 4GH140 mWF8 4GL170 mWF8 4TF170 mWF8 4SW180 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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