WF8 1SH

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 2008

WF8 1SH	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 1SH

Earls Chase - 16 properties, USRN 41806465

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7035 / 53°42'12"N

Longitude: -1.3109 / 1°18'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611502 5951854

OS Easting: 445591

OS Northing: 423221

OS Grid: SE455232

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT8M.Z4

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.T5YP

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM3Q+9J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

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 1SH 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 today	04:06 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 1SH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 1SH

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
5 July 2024	5 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
18 June 2021	6 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£277,500
29 March 2019	2 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£173,000
8 February 2019	7 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£173,000
29 October 2018	3 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
4 May 2018	19 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£165,000
22 December 2016	2 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,000
25 November 2016	3 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£182,000
11 November 2016	3 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
16 September 2016	4 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,000
17 March 2016	12 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£167,500
17 March 2016	12 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£165,000
29 May 2015	11 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£176,500
4 September 2014	14 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
13 May 2014	8 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£148,500
2 May 2008	10 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£173,000
28 March 2008	4 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,995
20 March 2008	2 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,995
29 February 2008	12 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
7 December 2007	9 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£184,950
7 December 2007	1 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£197,950
7 December 2007	11 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£194,950
6 December 2007	7 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£174,950
30 November 2007	3 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£194,950
30 November 2007	5 Earls Chase, Pontefract WF8 1SH	Detached	Freehold	£199,950

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 1SH

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 1SH

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059680		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00179999		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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