The UK Postcode Database

WF8 3QB

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 3QB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 3QB

Baden Powell Crescent - 22 properties, USRN 41800191

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6836 / 53°41'0"N

Longitude: -1.3111 / 1°18'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611537 5949641

OS Easting: 445595

OS Northing: 421009

OS Grid: SE455210

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT8V.Y8

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.TNTZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMMQ+CG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18228 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

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

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:10
Hours of daylight today04:07 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 19:15

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3QB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 December 2023 15 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Detached Freehold £320,000
8 July 2022 4 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
31 May 2022 8 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Other property type Freehold £180,000
10 March 2021 8 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £106,000
11 September 2020 2 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
20 March 2020 18 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £149,950
7 September 2018 6 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
10 September 2015 18 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
4 September 2015 18 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £129,000
28 August 2015 12 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
9 August 2013 21 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
27 April 2010 17 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £83,000
2 July 2009 18 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £129,000
5 June 2009 5 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
31 October 2008 16 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £130,500
18 February 2008 14 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £114,100
10 August 2007 7 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £121,000
10 December 2004 16 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
27 March 2003 17 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £28,206
31 October 2002 13 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Detached Freehold £122,000
13 July 2001 16 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
3 December 1999 15 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Detached Freehold £58,500
9 June 1995 17 Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QB Semi-detached Freehold £48,000

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 3QB

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 3QB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059741 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011846 Wakefield 023B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002460 Wakefield 023 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
E33012642 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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