Bacteriostatic water in South Elmsall

Local facts for South Elmsall

South Elmsall sits in the WF9 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF9 is a mainland UK district, so orders to South Elmsall go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Sheffield Hallam University, Biological Sciences, 26.6 km
• The University of Sheffield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 27.2 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 29.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of South Elmsall with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Huddersfield (UKPRN 10007148): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 32.8 km west
• The University of Bradford (UKPRN 10007785): Chemistry, 38.4 km north-west
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 42.1 km north
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 63.6 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 63.7 km south-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 64 km west
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 73.1 km south

Nearby: South Kirkby (2 km), Hemsworth (4.8 km), Brierley (6.3 km), Askern (9.3 km), Featherstone (10.1 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

South Elmsall lies south-east of Wakefield, about 17 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 2.5 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 11 km
• Knottingley, WF11, 13.1 km
• Normanton, WF6, 14.4 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 14.6 km
• Ashfield, WF6, 14.8 km
• Castleford, WF10, 15.2 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 17 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Wakefield (14 location pages): South Kirkby 2 km, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe 2.5 km, Hemsworth 4.8 km, Featherstone 10.1 km, Pontefract 11 km, Knottingley 13.1 km, Normanton 14.4 km, Milnthorpe 14.6 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from South Elmsall: north, Pontefract (11 km); east, Askern (9.3 km); south, Wombwell (10.8 km); west, South Kirkby (2 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of South Elmsall: 5; within 25 km: 39; within 50 km: 97.

Map reference: 53.5944, -1.2883 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572582).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.