The UK Postcode Database

WF8 3AR

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 3AR 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 3AR

Sotheron Croft - 29 properties, USRN 41803615

Denby Road - 1 property, USRN 41801093

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6764 / 53°40'35"N

Longitude: -1.2712 / 1°16'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 614196 5948911

OS Easting: 448243

OS Northing: 420241

OS Grid: SE482202

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTKX.LT

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.FVXF

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPGH+HG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq72

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21151 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 3AR on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
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) 00:10
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 18:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF8 3AR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3AR

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 June 2023 35 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
15 October 2021 42 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £295,000
14 June 2021 35 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
4 September 2020 41 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £275,000
28 June 2019 31 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
3 October 2017 40 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £190,000
28 April 2017 21 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
11 November 2016 17a Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £102,000
27 March 2015 25 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
20 March 2015 1 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
31 July 2013 17a Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £108,500
13 June 2003 17b Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £84,000
2 August 2002 17b Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £48,000
21 August 2001 15 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
24 May 2001 29 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
6 October 2000 37 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £125,000
26 November 1999 17b Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £35,500
31 July 1998 41 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £100,500
24 September 1997 38 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £76,000
20 March 1997 42 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Detached Freehold £97,000
15 November 1996 35 Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
26 April 1995 17b Sotheron Croft, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3AR Flat/apartment Leasehold £28,500

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 3AR

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

WF8 3AR also falls within the Civil Parish of Darrington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 3AR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059773 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011849 Wakefield 034E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002471 Wakefield 034 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013425 Darrington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2024 DLUHC
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
E33012691 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
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
E63008083 Darrington 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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