The UK Postcode Database

WF8 3RH

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 3RH 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 3RH

Carleton Park Avenue - 23 properties, USRN 41800622

Swanhill Lane - 1 property, USRN 41803876

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6831 / 53°40'59"N

Longitude: -1.3092 / 1°18'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611664 5949595

OS Easting: 445721

OS Northing: 420961

OS Grid: SE457209

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT9V.BF

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.VPQ9

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMMR+78

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

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 3RH on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:04
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) 00:11
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 00:38
Moon Rises 18:11

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3RH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 July 2024 26 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £435,000
10 February 2023 22 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £350,000
29 July 2022 11 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
29 March 2022 18 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £607,500
5 June 2020 26 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £327,500
12 April 2019 1 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £337,500
5 January 2018 2 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
3 February 2017 15 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
3 February 2017 14 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
2 December 2016 13 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
24 May 2013 22 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £240,000
18 January 2012 14 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
24 November 2006 4 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £262,965
28 May 2002 15 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
27 March 2002 1 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £160,000
22 February 2002 6 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £96,500
7 April 1997 2a Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Detached Freehold £95,000
16 June 1995 4 Carleton Park Avenue, Pontefract WF8 3RH Semi-detached Freehold £66,000

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 3RH

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 3RH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059743 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
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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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