The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2PG

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2PG 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 2PG

Ferrybridge Road - 20 properties, USRN 41801365

Queensway Place - 1 property, USRN 41805984

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7031 / 53°42'11"N

Longitude: -1.2947 / 1°17'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612569 5951835

OS Easting: 446658

OS Northing: 423188

OS Grid: SE466231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTDM.H9

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.26R0

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP34+64

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq48

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 2PG on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:00
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:40
Sunrise 04:34
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:13
Hours of daylight today04:04 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:04
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:37
Moon sets 23:54

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2PG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 December 2023 Nevison Leap Hotel, Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Other property type Freehold £240,000
14 December 2020 43a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £135,000
10 December 2019 43a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £120,000
11 December 2015 45b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
23 November 2012 45a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
30 March 2012 41b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £145,000
26 March 2010 43a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £153,000
2 May 2008 45a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
11 May 2007 45b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £135,995
17 September 2004 49 Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
12 July 2001 43 Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £45,000
27 October 2000 43a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £72,500
14 June 2000 41c Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £60,000
18 December 1998 47b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £59,900
6 March 1998 45a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
16 October 1997 49a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
30 September 1997 43a Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £55,000
27 June 1997 45c Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £51,950
1 August 1996 49 Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
2 February 1996 41b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Detached Freehold £50,000
30 June 1995 45b Ferrybridge Road, Pontefract WF8 2PG Semi-detached Freehold £49,995

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 2PG

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 2PG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059721 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

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