The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2JU

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2JU

Knottingley Road - 16 properties, USRN 41802227

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7004 / 53°42'1"N

Longitude: -1.2918 / 1°17'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612769 5951545

OS Easting: 446853

OS Northing: 422895

OS Grid: SE468228

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFN.37

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.4831

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP25+57

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq48

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 2JU on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:59 to 04:07
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:05

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2JU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
4 August 2023 29 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
12 November 2021 17 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
5 October 2019 9 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
13 July 2015 3 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
10 April 2014 5 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £66,000
4 January 2013 11 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Detached Freehold £122,500
24 February 2012 11 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Detached Freehold £76,000
25 March 2011 35 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
26 June 2009 21 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Semi-detached Freehold £101,500
17 February 2006 7 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
17 January 2003 7 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,950
10 December 2001 9 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Semi-detached Freehold £99,995
9 November 2001 21 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,500
3 March 1997 7 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
30 September 1996 25 Knottingley Road, Pontefract WF8 2JU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) 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 2JU

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 2JU

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

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