The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2JZ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2JZ 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 2JZ

Highland Close - 44 properties, USRN 41801895

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7015 / 53°42'5"N

Longitude: -1.2926 / 1°17'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612716 5951662

OS Easting: 446802

OS Northing: 423012

OS Grid: SE468230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTDM.YV

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.37R6

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP24+HX

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 2JZ 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 00:59
Moon Rises 19:16

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2JZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 November 2023 28 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £182,000
11 November 2022 29 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
29 July 2022 48 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
10 March 2021 39 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
18 February 2019 37 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
16 October 2018 30 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £114,000
9 August 2018 37 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
29 March 2017 25 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
25 November 2016 22 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £123,500
18 September 2015 8 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
24 November 2014 14 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £119,500
21 March 2014 42 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
28 February 2014 29 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
4 December 2012 14 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
28 August 2012 19 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
28 November 2011 39 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
19 April 2011 33 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
4 June 2010 20 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
14 August 2009 22 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
4 August 2009 31 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
2 April 2009 2 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
5 April 2007 2 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £124,950
28 July 2006 28 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
10 March 2006 15 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
27 June 2005 23 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £129,950
15 October 2004 29 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £122,500
25 June 2004 16 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £114,000
30 January 2004 28 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
1 April 2003 16 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £84,750
14 March 2003 38 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
31 October 2002 12 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £84,950
1 May 2002 39 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £57,950
14 December 2001 28 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £52,500
13 December 2001 2 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
7 December 2001 34 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
16 February 2001 30 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
24 September 1999 22 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
27 June 1997 27 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
16 May 1997 36 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
16 August 1996 34 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £13,500
19 January 1996 48 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
26 June 1995 31 Highland Close, Pontefract WF8 2JZ Semi-detached Freehold £45,000

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 2JZ

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 2JZ

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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