The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2UX

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in June 2001
WF8 2UX 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 2UX

Wiston Drive - 18 properties, USRN 41805926

Banbury Road - 1 property, USRN 41805879

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7031 / 53°42'11"N

Longitude: -1.3008 / 1°18'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612170 5951830

OS Easting: 446259

OS Northing: 423188

OS Grid: SE462231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTCM.58

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.Z5RZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM3X+6M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq38

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): 28765 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

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

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
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 01:00
Moon Rises 19:17

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2UX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 November 2023 2 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £198,500
23 October 2023 7 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
27 January 2023 9 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
23 September 2022 1 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £335,000
8 April 2022 8 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £218,000
12 March 2021 14 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £155,000
3 August 2020 20 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
28 November 2019 12 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
23 September 2019 1 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £260,000
20 May 2019 14 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £130,000
27 September 2018 16 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
21 January 2011 2 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
25 October 2010 8 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,500
24 October 2008 5 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £109,995
14 March 2008 12 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
17 April 2007 11 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £104,000
19 January 2007 10 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
11 February 2005 8 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £131,950
16 July 2004 1 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £198,950
27 August 2003 8 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
20 September 2002 11 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
3 September 2001 3 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £67,999
30 August 2001 5 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £67,999
16 July 2001 4 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £67,999
29 June 2001 22 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £94,999
29 June 2001 15 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,999
29 June 2001 7 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,000
22 June 2001 18 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £63,750
22 June 2001 20 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,750
22 June 2001 14 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £63,750
22 June 2001 16 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £63,750
15 June 2001 12 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,999
8 June 2001 10 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,500
1 June 2001 8 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,995
1 June 2001 6 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Detached Freehold £92,500
11 May 2001 2 Wiston Drive, Pontefract WF8 2UX Semi-detached Freehold £67,999

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 2UX

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 2UX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059719 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011844 Wakefield 012E 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
E33012594 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

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