The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2NH

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2NH

Orchard Head Crescent - 55 properties, USRN 41802998

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7062 / 53°42'22"N

Longitude: -1.2961 / 1°17'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612472 5952179

OS Easting: 446565

OS Northing: 423532

OS Grid: SE465235

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTDL.65

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.233M

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP43+FH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8746 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2NH 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) 00:11
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 19:17

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2NH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 September 2023 45 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
22 August 2023 1 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
22 November 2022 27 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
1 October 2021 4 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
13 August 2021 34 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
26 February 2021 34 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £117,500
1 July 2020 17 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £114,000
20 April 2020 15 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
25 May 2018 33 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
30 November 2017 33 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
3 November 2017 25 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
7 July 2017 3 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
22 June 2017 5 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
27 May 2016 1 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
1 March 2016 13 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
16 October 2015 34 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
25 June 2015 17 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
3 June 2011 20 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
17 December 2007 25 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £90,250
12 February 2007 27 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
29 November 2006 17 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
28 January 2005 1 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
3 December 2004 44 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
14 November 2003 32 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
4 August 2003 27 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £49,995
13 December 2002 17 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £36,000
29 November 2002 24 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £27,000
30 August 2002 35 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £33,950
22 April 2002 44 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £17,600
22 March 2002 25 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £31,000
19 June 2001 8 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £33,000
12 January 2001 5 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
19 September 2000 22 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £20,000
3 December 1999 2 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £35,000
8 October 1999 40 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
3 September 1999 7 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £30,750
30 March 1999 27 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £29,500
3 March 1999 9 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
28 July 1998 25 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £22,000
15 May 1998 5 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £28,400
31 July 1996 7 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
15 September 1995 21 Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract WF8 2NH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £31,000

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 2NH

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 2NH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059714 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011843 Wakefield 012D 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
E33012594 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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