31POPULATION
2.4%UNEMPLOYED
67%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
27%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WF8 3RQ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WF8 3RQ 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 3RQ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 12%Children
  • 88%Adults

12% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 14% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 51.6%Male
  • 48.4%Female

From the last census, 51.6% of people in WF83RQ male, and 48.4% female. Men outnumber women in Pontefract South.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 27%AB
  • 56%C2/C2
  • 17%DE

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

MARITAL STATUS

  • 17%SINGLE
  • 67%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WF8 3RQ is 17%. Single and 'other' people is 84%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 94%WORKING
  • 2.4%UNEMPLOYED

2.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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WF83RQ Postcode Breakdown

WFAREA8DISTRICT3SECTORRQUNIT
Full PostcodeWF8 3RQ
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

WF83RQ Postal District

Compass Postal District

WF8 3RQ 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 3RQ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Pontefract0.7 miles E
Ackworth2.1 miles SW
Featherstone2.7 miles NW
Low Ackworth3 miles S
Castleford3.1 miles NW
Knottingley3.6 miles E
Fitzwilliam4.2 miles SW
Badsworth4.2 miles S
Burton Salmon4.3 miles NE
Upton4.4 miles SE
Womersley4.7 miles E
Crofton4.7 miles W
North Elmsall4.9 miles SE
Kirk Smeaton5 miles E
Hemsworth5.6 miles S
London159 miles SE
Glasgow188 miles NW
Edinburgh173 miles NW
Cardiff171 miles SW
Liverpool72 miles W
Southampton192 miles S
Saint Ives198 miles S

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