The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2HX

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2HX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2HX

Harefield Road - 23 properties, USRN 41801742

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6914 / 53°41'29"N

Longitude: -1.2903 / 1°17'25"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612893 5950544

OS Easting: 446963

OS Northing: 421892

OS Grid: SE469218

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFR.GG

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.4GVY

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPR5+HV

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq55

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): 10898 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2HX on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
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) 00:10
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 01:00
Moon Rises 19:14

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2HX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
13 October 2023 11 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
26 November 2020 3 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
17 July 2020 5 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
28 August 2019 22 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Detached Freehold £155,000
26 April 2019 9 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £131,500
5 October 2018 6 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
13 September 2018 32 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £117,500
11 July 2014 6 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
5 November 2013 7 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £106,500
26 April 2013 11a Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £124,950
18 September 2012 7 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
29 July 2011 9 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
10 January 2011 9 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
1 April 2009 11a Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
24 March 2005 12 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £96,500
10 March 2003 18 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £74,000
4 October 2002 20 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £68,950
6 June 2002 12 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
17 March 2000 1 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £53,995
30 May 1997 26 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
13 December 1996 12 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
6 September 1996 7 Harefield Road, Pontefract WF8 2HX Detached Freehold £52,000

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 2HX

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 2HX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059695 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180060 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011839 Wakefield 012C 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

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