The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2RU

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2RU 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 2RU

Carleton Glen - 14 properties, USRN 41800619

Coltsfoot Close - 1 property, USRN 41800916

Sorrel Close - 1 property, USRN 41803614

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6862 / 53°41'10"N

Longitude: -1.3089 / 1°18'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611675 5949935

OS Easting: 445737

OS Northing: 421300

OS Grid: SE457213

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9T.DB

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.VLWZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMPR+FC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Established but Challenged
  • Industry Associations

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6231 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2RU on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:10
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:07
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:00
Moon Rises 19:15

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 July 2021 63 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
3 October 2014 55 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £103,000
10 October 2003 47 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
16 May 2003 42 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £79,995
9 October 2002 47 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £55,950
11 July 2002 42 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
18 June 2001 55 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
25 April 1997 55 Carleton Glen, Pontefract WF8 2RU Semi-detached Freehold £38,500

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 2RU

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 2RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059707 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011837 Wakefield 015B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002452 Wakefield 015 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
E33012602 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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