The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2TF

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 2TF

Chequers Close - 46 properties, USRN 41800746

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6865 / 53°41'11"N

Longitude: -1.2899 / 1°17'23"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612932 5950003

OS Easting: 446995

OS Northing: 421350

OS Grid: SE469213

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFT.J6

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.5L1P

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPP6+J2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq54

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 2TF 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 2TF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2TF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 July 2022 122 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
18 February 2022 Pontefract Labour Club Ltd, Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Other property type Freehold £55,500
31 January 2022 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
15 November 2021 145 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
8 November 2021 116 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
18 August 2021 135 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
12 October 2020 144 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
5 October 2018 146 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £119,000
3 July 2018 122 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £117,000
31 January 2018 134 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £60,500
2 December 2016 124 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
18 December 2015 143 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £88,500
7 July 2015 125 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
29 May 2015 115 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £68,500
29 November 2013 135 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
8 March 2013 143 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
3 December 2010 121 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £99,950
4 April 2008 140 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
7 December 2007 136 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,500
14 September 2007 114 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
24 August 2007 122 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £92,500
30 July 2007 123 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
11 April 2007 149 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
17 February 2006 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
14 December 2005 125 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £76,500
5 October 2005 145 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £97,500
20 June 2005 145 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
15 December 2004 115 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
3 December 2004 146 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
19 November 2004 122 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
16 July 2004 117 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
6 February 2004 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £59,500
28 November 2003 124 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
17 July 2003 125 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
31 January 2003 135 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £44,950
17 July 2002 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
10 April 2002 134 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £31,000
16 July 2001 125 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £34,500
29 October 1999 122 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
7 April 1999 121 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £15,000
16 December 1998 125 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £37,500
10 August 1998 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £28,000
26 June 1996 109 Chequers Close, Pontefract WF8 2TF Semi-detached Freehold £17,750

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 2TF

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 2TF

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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