The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2QN

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2QN

Swanhill Lane - 22 properties, USRN 41803876

Grove Lea Crescent - 1 property, USRN 41801661

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6837 / 53°41'1"N

Longitude: -1.3038 / 1°18'13"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612020 5949666

OS Easting: 446078

OS Northing: 421026

OS Grid: SE460210

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTBV.J7

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.YN9W

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMMW+FF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq34

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): 24161 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2QN on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:04
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 00:38
Moon Rises 18:11

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2QN

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 February 2024 39 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £192,000
23 July 2021 50 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
5 February 2021 36 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
16 September 2019 35 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
17 April 2015 50 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
20 June 2014 32 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £109,000
6 September 2012 52 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £112,500
28 February 2009 35 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
21 November 2008 32 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
7 November 2008 , Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £91,500
14 January 2008 38 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £138,500
8 June 2007 34 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
28 June 2002 30 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £58,950
4 March 2002 43 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Detached Freehold £82,000
4 May 2001 48 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
24 March 2000 43 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Detached Freehold £64,000
15 March 1996 46 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £28,000
8 January 1996 27 Swanhill Lane, Pontefract WF8 2QN Semi-detached Freehold £46,000

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 2QN

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP

Yvette Cooper Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Pontefract South

Councillors

George Ayre Labour

Brian Mayhew Labour

Julie Craig Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 2QN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059752 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011848 Wakefield 023D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002460 Wakefield 023 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001456 Pontefract South 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
E33012643 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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