WF8 3QT

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980

WF8 3QT	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 3QT

Lynwood Crescent - 48 properties, USRN 41802456

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6794 / 53°40'45"N

Longitude: -1.3095 / 1°18'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611658 5949181

OS Easting: 445709

OS Northing: 420546

OS Grid: SE457205

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9W.9R

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.VSM5

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMHR+Q6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Older Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24161 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 3QT 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 today	04:07 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:09 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	01:00
Moon Rises	19:14

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3QT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
31 May 2024	11 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
31 May 2024	12 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£480,000
29 April 2022	36 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
1 April 2021	55 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£232,500
14 December 2020	34 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,500
11 December 2020	11 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
20 December 2019	28 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£248,000
1 April 2019	32 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
30 November 2018	55 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,500
16 November 2017	18 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£272,700
20 October 2017	34 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
9 June 2017	1 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
6 May 2016	21 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
6 February 2015	41 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,000
3 October 2014	20 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£232,500
30 September 2014	55 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,000
5 September 2014	49 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
22 August 2014	53 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
5 December 2013	18 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£231,000
8 November 2013	26 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
1 November 2013	9 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£184,000
18 October 2013	28 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
30 August 2013	53 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
11 November 2011	45 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£181,000
15 March 2011	23 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
13 March 2009	32 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
23 November 2007	27 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£157,000
23 August 2006	26 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£179,500
5 December 2003	43 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£153,500
4 March 2002	12 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
29 November 2001	36 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£116,000
13 July 2001	19 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,000
2 June 2000	26 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£71,500
26 May 2000	25 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,000
23 July 1999	18 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£101,000
24 June 1999	21 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,500
31 March 1999	14 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£112,000
31 March 1999	7 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,500
28 November 1997	9 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,500
11 July 1997	45 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
12 July 1996	6 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Detached	Freehold	£84,000
24 February 1995	29 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract WF8 3QT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£63,500

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 3QT

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 3QT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059755		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01011848	Wakefield 023D	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
E33012643		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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