The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2FX

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 2021
WF8 2FX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2FX

Castle Crescent - 50 properties, USRN 41807417

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7029 / 53°42'10"N

Longitude: -1.2879 / 1°17'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 613017 5951831

OS Easting: 447105

OS Northing: 423178

OS Grid: SE471231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFM.YB

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.56Y3

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP36+5R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural 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 2FX on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:12
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:55
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:05
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:28
Moon sets 12:08

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2FX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 August 2022 4 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £296,995
1 July 2022 7 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £279,995
24 June 2022 6 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £227,995
23 June 2022 10 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £314,995
17 June 2022 1 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £279,995
10 June 2022 8 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
31 May 2022 16 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
13 May 2022 5 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £169,995
5 May 2022 3 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £169,995
1 April 2022 2 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £269,995
23 September 2021 23 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £73,000
30 July 2021 47 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £279,995
30 July 2021 59 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
29 July 2021 57 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
14 July 2021 53 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £189,995
9 July 2021 49 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £289,995
2 July 2021 51 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £199,995
30 June 2021 20 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £220,995
25 June 2021 28 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
18 June 2021 32 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £198,995
18 June 2021 30 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £214,995
16 June 2021 55 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Flat/apartment Freehold £198,995
28 May 2021 43 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £194,995
26 May 2021 41 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £184,995
21 May 2021 39 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £198,995
12 March 2021 11 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £288,995
25 February 2021 9 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Detached Freehold £288,995
12 February 2021 22 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
29 January 2021 18 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £214,995
22 January 2021 16 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £204,246
22 January 2021 12 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £194,995
18 December 2020 14 Castle Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2FX Semi-detached Freehold £189,995

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 2FX

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 2FX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059725 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180078 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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