The UK Postcode Database

WF8 1RA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in July 1995
WF8 1RA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 1RA

Sandhill Rise - 20 properties, USRN 41803493

Abbey Walk - 1 property, USRN 41805960

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7054 / 53°42'19"N

Longitude: -1.3055 / 1°18'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611851 5952081

OS Easting: 445943

OS Northing: 423443

OS Grid: SE459234

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTBL.4F

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.X4H5

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM4V+5Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq39

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28765 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 1RA on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:04
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:12
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:06
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:38
Moon Rises 18:11

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 1RA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 August 2022 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £305,000
29 April 2022 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £236,000
17 September 2021 7 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £267,000
1 July 2020 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £245,000
13 September 2019 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £248,500
12 April 2019 5 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £240,000
28 April 2017 8 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £185,000
23 December 2016 14 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £165,250
16 December 2016 14 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £170,000
5 August 2016 18 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £184,000
21 December 2015 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £167,500
15 October 2015 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £197,000
2 October 2015 1 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £165,000
24 June 2015 9 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £172,500
24 June 2015 9 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £187,000
26 March 2014 24 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £180,000
9 May 2011 14 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £165,000
21 April 2011 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £155,000
23 April 2010 10 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £200,000
18 December 2009 9 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £194,000
18 April 2008 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £167,000
7 April 2006 10 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £215,000
13 March 2006 4 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £174,000
22 December 2005 3 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £155,000
14 October 2005 1 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £159,995
1 July 2005 1 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £164,000
24 May 2004 9 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £169,950
2 April 2004 26 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £137,500
31 March 2004 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £165,000
28 April 2003 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £124,950
20 September 2002 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £126,000
30 August 2002 16 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £108,000
23 August 2002 7 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £120,000
27 February 2002 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £107,500
29 June 2001 10 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £107,495
21 December 2000 12 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £112,995
14 December 2000 9 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £104,995
27 October 2000 7 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £92,995
27 October 2000 24 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £87,995
29 September 2000 22 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £97,995
29 September 2000 30 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £89,995
1 September 2000 6 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £73,000
25 August 2000 28 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £82,995
28 July 2000 5 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £97,995
28 July 2000 26 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £82,995
14 July 2000 14 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £82,995
30 June 2000 20 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £97,995
23 June 2000 18 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £82,995
26 May 2000 3 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £81,995
25 May 2000 1 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £83,995
28 April 2000 16 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £81,995
20 June 1997 2 Sandhill Rise, Pontefract WF8 1RA Detached Freehold £76,000

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 1RA

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 1RA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059680 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180023 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011844 Wakefield 012E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002449 Wakefield 012 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
E33012594 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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