The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2BY

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2BY 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 2BY

Rookhill Road - 43 properties, USRN 41803394

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6833 / 53°40'59"N

Longitude: -1.2986 / 1°17'55"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612364 5949633

OS Easting: 446422

OS Northing: 420989

OS Grid: SE464209

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTCV.NC

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.0PW5

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPM2+8H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq43

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6102 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

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

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:37
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 today04:07 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 19:14

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2BY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 November 2023 29 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
31 July 2023 34 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
16 February 2023 7 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
19 August 2022 3 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
19 November 2021 5 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
14 October 2021 7 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
17 July 2020 25 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £139,000
14 February 2020 15 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
6 December 2019 8 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
19 August 2019 33 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
7 December 2018 15 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £112,500
12 July 2018 4 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
27 January 2017 31 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
8 February 2016 33 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £122,000
13 January 2016 14 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
26 January 2015 33 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
21 March 2014 31 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
5 April 2007 13 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £109,000
2 February 2007 29 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £93,000
24 August 2006 5 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
20 December 2005 1 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £104,000
15 December 2005 5 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £91,000
16 May 2005 13 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £108,500
11 May 2005 14 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
27 April 2004 14 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
7 November 2003 3 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £79,950
17 May 2003 18 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £47,950
26 November 2002 5 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
26 April 2002 46 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £47,950
8 February 2002 1 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £44,500
31 August 2001 46 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £41,500
26 July 2000 14 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £33,000
26 July 1999 14 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £39,500
19 September 1997 5 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £36,500
31 January 1995 46 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BY Semi-detached Freehold £38,000

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 2BY

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 2BY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059744 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011853 Wakefield 018D 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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