The UK Postcode Database

WF8 1JN

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 1JN Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 1JN

Kingsway - 66 properties, USRN 41802205

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7026 / 53°42'9"N

Longitude: -1.3108 / 1°18'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611506 5951756

OS Easting: 445594

OS Northing: 423123

OS Grid: SE455231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9M.0G

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.T6ZC

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM3Q+2M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 10986 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 1JN on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:47
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:30
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:04
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:08 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:48
Moon Rises 22:14

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF8 1JN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 1JN

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
22 November 2023 59 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
4 October 2023 59 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
29 September 2023 79 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
12 September 2023 119 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
28 July 2023 31 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
8 August 2022 21 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
19 May 2022 121 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
15 October 2021 15 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
17 September 2021 3 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
10 September 2021 37 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
31 August 2021 51 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
30 April 2021 99 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
29 April 2021 39 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
29 January 2021 5 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
14 January 2021 35 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
26 August 2020 101 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
25 August 2020 31 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
17 July 2020 17 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
28 February 2020 37 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
29 July 2019 89 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
13 May 2019 85 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
29 March 2019 41 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £103,000
8 February 2019 67 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,500
26 October 2018 123 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
27 July 2018 11 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
3 May 2018 107 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
16 March 2018 35 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £87,000
1 September 2017 5 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £88,500
22 August 2017 99 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
26 May 2016 21 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £73,000
31 March 2016 119 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
16 March 2016 115 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £83,000
10 October 2014 83 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
3 January 2014 89 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £62,000
30 August 2013 63 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
14 May 2013 81 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
22 June 2012 121 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
30 March 2012 87 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
12 September 2008 9 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £83,000
26 March 2008 11 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £106,000
11 January 2008 23 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £86,000
14 September 2007 31 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
22 December 2006 41 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £92,800
29 September 2006 35 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
13 April 2006 79 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £89,950
24 March 2005 79 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
18 March 2005 111 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
14 December 2004 113 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £75,500
19 November 2004 5 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £69,995
18 October 2004 73 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
23 July 2004 41 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £74,950
26 May 2004 65 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
21 May 2004 85 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
29 April 2004 105 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £77,995
16 April 2004 67 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,000
19 December 2003 59 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
27 June 2003 25 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
28 February 2003 75 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £52,500
5 September 2002 49 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £42,500
23 August 2002 53 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
9 August 2002 31 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £25,000
8 May 2002 5 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £31,345
19 April 2002 121 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £37,000
15 March 2002 11 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £33,950
14 December 2001 35 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £35,500
31 July 2000 81 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
14 July 2000 9 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £26,000
4 February 2000 73 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £36,000
30 June 1999 65 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £15,000
30 April 1999 85 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £23,000
30 April 1999 35 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £19,000
25 January 1999 3 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £25,500
22 December 1998 9 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £15,000
21 October 1998 87 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £31,500
30 March 1998 51 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
30 January 1998 79 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £35,000
2 January 1997 11 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £33,500
29 March 1996 105 Kingsway, Pontefract WF8 1JN Semi-detached Freehold £20,000

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 WF8 1JN

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP

Yvette Cooper Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Pontefract North

Councillors

Hannah Appleyard Labour

Helen Antcliff Labour

Clive Tennant Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 1JN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059722 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00179987 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011834 Wakefield 015A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002452 Wakefield 015 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001455 Pontefract North 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
E14001428 Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley 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
E33012603 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
E63008060 Pontefract 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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