The UK Postcode Database

WF8 1RS

a postcode in Wakefield

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WF8 1RS

Monkhill Lane - 20 properties, USRN 41802713

Sandhill Close - 1 property, USRN 41803491

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7056 / 53°42'20"N

Longitude: -1.3082 / 1°18'29"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611672 5952096

OS Easting: 445764

OS Northing: 423462

OS Grid: SE457234

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9L.KC

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.W461

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM4R+6P

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 1RS 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 1RS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 1RS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 January 2023 113 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £335,000
25 March 2022 81 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
9 June 2021 85 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £141,000
19 March 2021 93 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £205,000
12 October 2018 81 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
1 August 2016 Castle Bar, Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Other property type Freehold £155,000
11 December 2015 Plot 2, Ashtree Gardens, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £177,000
12 December 2012 95 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £163,000
21 December 2010 113b Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
23 April 2010 95 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £190,000
2 November 2009 93 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £175,000
20 December 2006 107 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
23 June 2006 81 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £110,500
14 October 2005 113 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Detached Freehold £150,000
17 October 2000 83 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £37,250
7 March 1997 113a Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS Semi-detached Freehold £53,500
18 October 1996 111 Monkhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 1RS 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 1RS

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 1RS

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

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