The UK Postcode Database

WF8 3RW

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF8 3RW

Carleton Road - 20 properties, USRN 41800625

Hillcroft - 4 properties, USRN 41806274

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.676 / 53°40'33"N

Longitude: -1.2923 / 1°17'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 612800 5948824

OS Easting: 446846

OS Northing: 420174

OS Grid: SE468201

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTFY.00

Mapcode Global: WHDC7.3VWT

Open Location Code: 9C5WMPG5+93

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3378 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 3RW on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:47
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:47
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:59 to 04:07
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:05

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 3RW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 July 2019 Highmoor Lodge, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £370,000
7 March 2017 Penberth, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £450,000
19 January 2017 2, The Lilacs, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
10 October 2014 White House Stables, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £178,000
9 July 2014 2, The Lilacs, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
22 August 2013 The White House, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Semi-detached Freehold £370,000
11 March 2011 Holly Lodge, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £349,950
23 November 2009 1, The Lilacs, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
26 October 2005 3 Lilac Cottages, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
29 April 2004 3 Lilac Cottages, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
22 January 2003 3 Lilac Cottages, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,000
10 August 2000 Holly Lodge, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £160,000
12 April 2000 2, The Lilacs, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,100
2 July 1999 3 Lilac Cottages, Pontefract WF8 3RW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000
16 March 1998 Amesbury, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RW Detached Freehold £53,333

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 3RW

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 3RW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059762 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011852 Wakefield 018C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002455 Wakefield 018 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
E33012622 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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