The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2DA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2DA 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 2DA

Rookhill Road - 31 properties, USRN 41803394

Chequerfield Mount - 1 property, USRN 41800744

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.685 / 53°41'6"N

Longitude: -1.2931 / 1°17'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612728 5949831

OS Easting: 446788

OS Northing: 421181

OS Grid: SE467211

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTDT.VR

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.3MJV

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPP4+2Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq44

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 2DA on Wednesday 24 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:42
Sunrise 04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:12
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:05
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:11
Moon Rises 15:36

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2DA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
22 November 2021 138 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
9 November 2020 144 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
23 October 2020 126 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £136,500
31 January 2020 93 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
18 December 2018 122 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £122,000
1 May 2018 87 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
23 June 2017 120 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
12 May 2016 130 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
6 November 2015 122 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £128,000
13 July 2015 152 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £99,000
6 March 2015 136 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
4 December 2012 87 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
4 December 2009 150 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
18 July 2007 81 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £83,000
6 February 2004 81 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
26 April 2002 122 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
31 October 2000 87 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £37,000
25 September 2000 128 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
28 July 1995 85 Rookhill Road, Pontefract WF8 2DA Semi-detached Freehold £36,000

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 2DA

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 2DA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059739 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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