The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2JY

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2JY 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 2JY

Dandy Mill Avenue - 26 properties, USRN 41801058

Highland Close - 1 property, USRN 41801895

Conqueror Way - 1 property, USRN 41806980

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7007 / 53°42'2"N

Longitude: -1.292 / 1°17'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612754 5951571

OS Easting: 446839

OS Northing: 422921

OS Grid: SE468229

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFN.24

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.470V

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP25+75

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq48

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 2JY on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:47
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:30
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:03
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:08 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:48
Moon Rises 22:13

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2JY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 October 2023 18 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
19 April 2021 16 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
16 April 2021 12 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
7 December 2018 2 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £133,750
7 December 2018 3 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
10 April 2018 28 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
1 July 2016 11 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
19 December 2014 3 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £117,000
28 September 2012 8 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £91,000
4 November 2011 3 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,995
29 October 2010 14 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
5 February 2010 2 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
23 January 2009 15 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
2 October 2007 5 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £123,000
28 September 2007 5 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
28 February 2007 15 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £133,500
12 January 2007 12 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
27 April 2006 18 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
14 February 2005 18 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £129,950
5 December 2003 1 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £117,500
11 October 2002 21 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £80,995
5 September 2002 23 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £80,500
12 October 2001 20 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
10 July 2001 1 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
30 March 2001 14 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
27 October 2000 12 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
16 December 1999 10 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
29 March 1999 1 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
31 January 1996 7 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £44,995
30 November 1995 13 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £46,500
24 February 1995 26 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £46,950
3 February 1995 20 Dandy Mill Avenue, Pontefract WF8 2JY Semi-detached Freehold £47,000

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 2JY

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 2JY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059682 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 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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