The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2FW

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in September 2018
WF8 2FW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2FW

Birch Way - 40 properties, USRN 41807040

Hazel Way - 1 property, USRN 41807039

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7057 / 53°42'20"N

Longitude: -1.2832 / 1°16'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 613325 5952144

OS Easting: 447418

OS Northing: 423485

OS Grid: SE474234

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTGL.ZC

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.836Z

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP48+7P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq69

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19087 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2FW on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:09
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:32
Moon Rises 20:21

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2FW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 September 2023 16 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £183,000
29 June 2023 14 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £192,000
29 June 2023 16 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £186,000
11 April 2022 26 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £367,500
28 March 2022 11 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £202,500
9 February 2022 17 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £146,500
30 September 2021 30 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £285,000
15 January 2021 22 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £260,500
26 August 2020 45 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £250,000
31 July 2020 41 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
17 July 2020 37 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £260,000
3 July 2020 39 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
3 April 2020 4 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
30 March 2020 29 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
27 March 2020 33 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
6 March 2020 16 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
28 February 2020 43 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £260,000
17 January 2020 23 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £162,000
10 January 2020 31 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Flat/apartment Freehold £115,000
15 November 2019 2 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
18 October 2019 25 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
18 October 2019 21 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
23 August 2019 11 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
23 August 2019 28 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £295,000
2 August 2019 14 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
26 July 2019 12 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £200,000
19 July 2019 32 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £320,000
14 June 2019 26 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £280,000
7 June 2019 9 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
3 June 2019 24 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £280,000
24 May 2019 7 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
13 May 2019 5 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
15 March 2019 8 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
27 February 2019 19 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
14 November 2018 32 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £105,000
1 October 2018 10 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £260,000
7 September 2018 15 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
6 September 2018 20 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £250,000
24 August 2018 6 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £91,000
17 August 2018 18 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
17 August 2018 17 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
31 July 2018 3 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
31 July 2018 1 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
20 April 2018 30 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Detached Freehold £92,000
3 November 2017 22 Birch Way, Pontefract WF8 2FW Other property type Freehold £75,000

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 2FW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP

Yvette Cooper Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Pontefract North

Councillors

Hannah Appleyard Labour

Helen Antcliff Labour

Clive Tennant Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 2FW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059713 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180027 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011835 Wakefield 012A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002449 Wakefield 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001455 Pontefract North 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
E33012593 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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