The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2BZ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2BZ 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 2BZ

Rookhill Road - 57 properties, USRN 41803394

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6837 / 53°41'1"N

Longitude: -1.296 / 1°17'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612538 5949682

OS Easting: 446596

OS Northing: 421035

OS Grid: SE465210

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTDV.67

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.2N4V

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPM3+FJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq44

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 8b1

  • Legacy Communities
  • Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
  • Challenged Families

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 2BZ 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) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:11
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 00:38
Moon Rises 18:11

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2BZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 February 2024 114 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
1 December 2023 78 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £146,500
21 April 2023 72 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
31 March 2023 80 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
18 November 2022 76 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
29 April 2022 74 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
28 May 2021 56 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
8 October 2019 37 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
1 September 2017 84 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
11 October 2016 100 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £114,720
4 March 2015 60 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
14 August 2014 100 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £86,000
9 May 2014 58 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
29 November 2013 106 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
2 August 2013 100 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
21 September 2009 106 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
4 August 2009 56 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
24 November 2008 , Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
21 February 2008 80 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £111,000
18 January 2008 84 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
23 November 2007 37 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
22 October 2007 100 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
16 August 2007 39 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
11 July 2007 58 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £103,000
10 July 2007 76 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £117,500
23 February 2007 60 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
29 April 2005 60 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
31 March 2005 57 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
14 March 2003 74 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
14 September 2001 118 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £44,000
13 June 2001 60 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
2 March 2001 74 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £39,995
17 September 1999 118 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
9 August 1996 72 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2BZ Semi-detached Freehold £32,000

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 2BZ

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 2BZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059742 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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