The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2EL

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2EL 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 2EL

Cromwell Crescent - 41 properties, USRN 41800985

De Lacy Terrace - 1 property, USRN 41801076

Olivers Mount - 1 property, USRN 41802988

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6911 / 53°41'27"N

Longitude: -1.3002 / 1°18'0"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612238 5950494

OS Easting: 446308

OS Northing: 421851

OS Grid: SE463218

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTCR.9L

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.0H46

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMRX+CW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq35

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): 5460 / 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 2EL 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) 00:11
Hours of daylight today04:06 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 2EL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2EL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 April 2022 64 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
19 May 2020 137 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
28 February 2020 141 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
27 July 2018 80 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £122,500
28 April 2017 139 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £76,750
29 April 2016 147 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £86,000
21 July 2015 123 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
12 February 2015 113 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £84,995
25 October 2013 139 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
19 December 2012 80 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
9 May 2008 147 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £108,500
3 August 2007 137 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
4 November 2005 95 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,000
28 June 2002 80 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £52,500
22 May 1998 135 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £26,300
30 May 1997 80 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £31,250
29 February 1996 147 Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2EL Semi-detached Freehold £37,000

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 2EL

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 2EL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059694 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180101 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011840 Wakefield 018A 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
E33012623 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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