The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2WF

a postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield

Introduced in December 2000
WF8 2WF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2WF

Elm Close - 7 properties, USRN 41805877

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7005 / 53°42'1"N

Longitude: -1.3008 / 1°18'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612177 5951540

OS Easting: 446261

OS Northing: 422900

OS Grid: SE462229

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTCN.56

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.Z7RZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM2X+5M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq38

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Suburbanites
  • Semi-Detached Suburbia
  • White Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14783 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2WF on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:22
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:46
Sunrise 06:21
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:14
Sunset 18:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:42
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:05
Hours of daylight today05:51 to 18:37
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:37 to 05:48
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 06:33
Moon Rises 18:42

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2WF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 July 2023 5 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £265,000
21 May 2021 4 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £285,000
3 December 2020 6 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £315,000
11 September 2020 3 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £240,000
27 October 2017 4 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £230,000
17 March 2017 5 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £165,000
15 February 2013 2 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £160,000
4 April 2008 5 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £163,000
22 June 2007 1 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £208,000
16 April 2007 3 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £225,000
23 February 2005 2 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £188,500
25 April 2003 3 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £165,000
13 December 2002 5 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £115,000
30 November 2001 3 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £111,500
9 March 2001 2 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £80,000
11 December 2000 3 Elm Close, Pontefract WF8 2WF Detached Freehold £95,995

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 2WF

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 2WF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059726 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011836 Wakefield 012B 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
E33012595 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
E43000190 Wakefield, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
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
E63000957 Pontefract Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 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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