The UK Postcode Database

WF2 8EH

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF2 8EH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF2 8EH

St Oswald Road - 37 properties, USRN 41803760

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6779 / 53°40'40"N

Longitude: -1.5375 / 1°32'15"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596601 5948682

OS Easting: 430648

OS Northing: 420260

OS Grid: SE306202

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTPX.X9

Mapcode Global: WHC9Z.CT29

Open Location Code: 9C5WMFH6+5X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4145 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WF2 8EH on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:10
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:08
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:09
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 02:18
Moon Rises 21:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF2 8EH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF2 8EH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
13 September 2022 68 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
18 June 2020 63 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
20 August 2019 67 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
24 August 2018 44 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
16 November 2017 50 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
3 November 2017 26 St Oswald Road, Lupset, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
20 August 2007 49 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £101,000
18 May 2007 66 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £110,500
14 September 2006 63 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £109,000
7 July 2006 32 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £89,500
17 March 2006 48 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
16 March 2006 59 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
9 July 2004 30 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £32,000
5 November 2003 57 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £79,500
5 August 2002 60 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £23,870
1 July 2002 44 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £18,777
10 June 2002 48 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £24,960
5 April 2002 49 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £49,995
12 February 1997 49 St Oswald Road, Wakefield WF2 8EH Semi-detached Freehold £46,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WF2 8EH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Wakefield and Rothwell

MP

Simon Lightwood Labour/Co-operative

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Wakefield West

Councillors

Michael Graham Labour

Hilary Mitchell Labour

Kevin Swift Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF2 8EH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00060115 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011918 Wakefield 026E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002463 Wakefield 026 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001463 Wakefield West Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000036 Wakefield Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001560 Wakefield and Rothwell Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000283 Wakefield and Castleford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012657 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000190 NHS Wakefield Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000299 Wakefield, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 January 2024 DLUHC
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63008062 Wakefield Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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