The UK Postcode Database

WF8 1LA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1995
WF8 1LA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 1LA

Lady Balk Lane - 21 properties, USRN 41802237

Wordsworth Approach - 1 property, USRN 41805744

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7017 / 53°42'6"N

Longitude: -1.3069 / 1°18'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611769 5951662

OS Easting: 445855

OS Northing: 423026

OS Grid: SE458230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9M.VS

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.W7V1

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM2V+M6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq38

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

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 1LA on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:11
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:07
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:00
Moon Rises 19:17

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 1LA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 December 2021 99 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £171,000
14 January 2021 63 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £176,000
15 November 2019 75 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £165,000
7 December 2018 89 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £175,000
1 May 2014 99 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £119,000
4 December 2013 71 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £126,000
2 July 2013 75 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £145,000
2 November 2012 59 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £154,000
25 October 2012 89 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £156,000
15 July 2011 61 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £156,000
22 June 2011 59 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £135,000
21 June 2010 97 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
7 May 2010 91 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £106,000
16 December 2009 63 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £125,000
25 November 2009 87 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £119,000
2 January 2009 63 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £122,079
30 September 2008 75 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £137,000
7 September 2007 91 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £124,995
18 May 2007 81 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £190,000
19 March 2007 93 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £121,250
9 March 2007 87 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £155,000
3 February 2006 63 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £140,000
15 April 2005 67 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £130,000
5 August 2004 89 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £140,000
14 July 2004 69 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £132,000
2 April 2004 61 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £125,000
23 January 2004 73 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
7 August 2002 75 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £93,500
31 May 2002 97 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
27 May 2002 69 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £89,950
24 May 2002 85 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £87,000
9 November 2001 59 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £77,995
1 August 2001 61 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £66,500
9 February 2001 99 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £53,950
2 February 2001 93 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £47,500
30 November 2000 59 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £70,500
8 September 2000 79 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £69,950
31 July 2000 77 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £68,995
25 July 2000 75 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £64,995
3 March 2000 91 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
28 January 2000 61 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £64,995
6 October 1999 63 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £72,500
29 January 1999 67 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £67,950
30 October 1998 59 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £71,950
17 July 1998 71 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £74,950
12 June 1998 97 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
26 June 1997 89 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £66,950
28 February 1997 85 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £75,000
22 January 1997 79 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £70,000
9 August 1996 81 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £59,450
3 May 1996 83 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £72,000
10 July 1995 95 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Detached Freehold £59,950
10 February 1995 97 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
23 January 1995 99 Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1LA Semi-detached Freehold £49,950

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 1LA

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 1LA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059683 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 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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