The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2AH

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2AH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2AH

School Road - 24 properties, USRN 41803527

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6877 / 53°41'15"N

Longitude: -1.2983 / 1°17'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612375 5950121

OS Easting: 446439

OS Northing: 421476

OS Grid: SE464214

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTCS.QS

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.1K1S

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPQ2+3M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq45

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Established but Challenged
  • Industry Associations

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 1884 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2AH on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
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) 00:10
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 19:15

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF8 2AH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2AH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 April 2021 5 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
26 November 2020 15 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £141,000
21 September 2018 12 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £99,500
31 March 2017 26 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £119,995
24 February 2017 26 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
14 January 2016 14 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Other property type Freehold £72,000
4 June 2015 5 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
26 March 2012 5 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £102,500
7 October 2005 26 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
22 July 2005 11 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
30 June 2005 26 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
15 April 2005 21 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
17 December 2004 11 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
22 October 2004 21 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
30 April 2002 2 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £41,000
25 January 2002 21 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £46,995
27 August 1999 2 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £39,950
8 December 1998 21 School Road, Pontefract WF8 2AH Semi-detached Freehold £35,500

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 2AH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP

Yvette Cooper Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Pontefract South

Councillors

George Ayre Labour

Brian Mayhew Labour

Julie Craig Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 2AH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059764 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011850 Wakefield 018B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002455 Wakefield 018 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001456 Pontefract South 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
E33012622 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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