21POPULATION
5.6%UNEMPLOYED
43%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
16%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WF8 4HP belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WF8 4HP in Wakefield, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WF8 4HP from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 16%Children
  • 83%Adults

16% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 12% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 42.9%Male
  • 57.1%Female

From the last census, 42.9% of people in WF84HP male, and 57.1% female. Women outnumber men in Pontefract South.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 16%AB
  • 50%C2/C2
  • 33%DE

According to census records, 16% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 31%SINGLE
  • 43%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WF8 4HP is 31%. Single and 'other' people is 69%.

ETHNICITY

  • 97%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

97% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.1%WORKING
  • 5.6%UNEMPLOYED

5.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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WF84HP Postcode Breakdown

WFAREA8DISTRICT4SECTORHPUNIT
Full PostcodeWF8 4HP
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownWakefield
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWest Yorkshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

WF84HP Postal District

Compass Postal District

WF8 4HP postcode is located in the postal town of Wakefield. Wakefield postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode WF8 4HP.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Pontefract0.7 miles E
Featherstone2.3 miles W
Castleford2.5 miles NW
Ackworth2.6 miles S
Knottingley3.5 miles E
Low Ackworth3.7 miles S
Burton Salmon3.8 miles NE
Fitzwilliam4.6 miles SW
Crofton4.8 miles W
Badsworth4.8 miles S
Womersley4.9 miles E
Upton5 miles SE
Kirk Smeaton5.5 miles E
North Elmsall5.5 miles SE
Monk Fryston5.5 miles NE
London160 miles SE
Glasgow187 miles NW
Edinburgh173 miles NW
Cardiff171 miles SW
Liverpool72 miles W
Southampton193 miles S
Saint Ives198 miles S

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