The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2PH

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2PH

Darkfield Lane - 14 properties, USRN 41801063

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7067 / 53°42'23"N

Longitude: -1.2909 / 1°17'27"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612811 5952240

OS Easting: 446905

OS Northing: 423589

OS Grid: SE469235

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFL.90

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.43J7

Open Location Code: 9C5WPP45+MJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq59

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): 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 2PH on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
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 2PH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2PH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 August 2021 11 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £154,000
27 February 2021 1 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
7 June 2019 9 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
18 February 2019 1 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £147,500
27 June 2014 5 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
22 May 2013 5 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
10 September 2009 11 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,500
3 November 2006 25 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
26 October 2006 1 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £139,000
27 January 2006 1 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
17 December 2004 27 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
16 May 2003 7 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £84,500
3 April 2002 27 Darkfield Lane, Pontefract WF8 2PH Semi-detached Freehold £57,000

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 2PH

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 2PH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059712 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
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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