The UK Postcode Database

WF8 3BG

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in February 1990
WF8 3BG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 3BG

Greenroyd Court - 14 properties, USRN 41801624

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6743 / 53°40'27"N

Longitude: -1.2677 / 1°16'3"W

UTM Reference: 30U 614431 5948675

OS Easting: 448475

OS Northing: 420001

OS Grid: SE484200

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTLY.BM

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.HXK3

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPFJ+PW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq71

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

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 3BG on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:07
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:09
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:32
Moon Rises 20:20

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3BG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 July 2023 1 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £280,000
28 July 2022 3 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £350,000
22 April 2022 9 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £900,000
16 March 2021 5 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £394,000
31 January 2019 6 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
19 November 2018 1 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £182,500
31 January 2014 1 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £171,000
31 May 2013 8 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
17 November 2009 8 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
30 June 2008 3 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £246,500
9 May 2008 6 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £179,000
26 February 2007 17 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
30 June 2004 11 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £170,000
14 May 2003 17 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
30 November 2001 15 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
8 September 2000 4 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £123,000
23 May 1997 5 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Detached Freehold £121,000
23 January 1997 15 Greenroyd Court, Darrington, Pontefract WF8 3BG Semi-detached Freehold £55,000

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 3BG

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 3BG 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 3BG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059776 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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