The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2LL

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2LL

Cobblers Lane - 18 properties, USRN 41800892

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6986 / 53°41'54"N

Longitude: -1.292 / 1°17'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612763 5951342

OS Easting: 446845

OS Northing: 422692

OS Grid: SE468226

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFN.2W

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.491F

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPX5+C6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq47

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Older 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 2LL on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:07
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:09
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:32
Moon Rises 20:21

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2LL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 May 2022 146 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
29 April 2022 152 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
22 February 2021 166 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £182,500
18 January 2019 164 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
18 November 2015 154 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £150,000
15 September 2015 174 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
6 August 2013 148 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
7 October 2011 152 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £107,500
18 December 2009 176 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £133,000
18 December 2009 166 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £200,000
17 June 2005 158 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £136,500
29 April 2005 174 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £122,000
1 October 2004 148 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £139,950
15 July 2003 146 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £107,000
6 February 2003 146 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
14 September 2001 162 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £75,000
12 April 2001 162 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £52,250
25 January 2001 156 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £71,000
15 December 2000 160 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £63,000
28 August 1998 174 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
28 August 1998 164 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
10 July 1998 156 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £75,000
16 May 1997 172 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £46,500
16 September 1996 160 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Detached Freehold £59,995
13 September 1996 178 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
26 January 1996 148 Cobblers Lane, Pontefract WF8 2LL Semi-detached Freehold £51,000

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 2LL

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 2LL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059685 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
E33012595 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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