The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2TD

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2TD 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 2TD

Chequers Close - 52 properties, USRN 41800746

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6878 / 53°41'16"N

Longitude: -1.2917 / 1°17'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612809 5950147

OS Easting: 446874

OS Northing: 421496

OS Grid: SE468214

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFS.4R

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.4K5P

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPQ5+48

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq45

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3378 / 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 2TD 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 04:06
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:38
Moon Rises 18:11

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2TD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 November 2023 6 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
9 September 2020 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
14 August 2020 29 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £97,000
14 February 2019 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £61,000
8 October 2018 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
27 April 2018 44 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
26 April 2018 18 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £62,000
25 August 2017 50 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
28 July 2016 20 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
24 October 2014 20 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
24 April 2014 12 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £77,500
17 March 2014 17 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
9 March 2012 17 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
9 December 2011 12 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
19 February 2010 17 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
20 April 2007 9 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £83,500
30 March 2007 29 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
22 September 2006 35 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
27 October 2005 11 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £87,950
7 October 2005 18 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £82,950
27 May 2005 11 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £62,000
21 May 2004 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £55,500
23 April 2004 50 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
16 January 2004 20 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £56,750
6 October 2003 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £55,500
21 March 2003 9 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £44,950
19 June 2002 50 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £39,950
25 March 2002 20 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £33,000
8 March 2002 50 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £35,000
15 February 2002 35 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £39,000
2 February 2001 4 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £34,995
31 January 2001 14 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £33,500
5 January 2001 3 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £35,995
24 July 2000 39 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £26,000
30 September 1999 9 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £28,950
10 February 1999 21 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £23,000
22 January 1999 21 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £21,000
26 June 1998 12 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £33,000
24 April 1998 39 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £15,000
6 November 1997 9 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £29,950
8 January 1997 21 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TD Semi-detached Freehold £33,000

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 2TD

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 2TD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059772 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011852 Wakefield 018C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002455 Wakefield 018 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
E33012622 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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