The UK Postcode Database

WF8 4FA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in June 2015
WF8 4FA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 4FA

Wild Orchid Way - 36 properties, USRN 41806854

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6757 / 53°40'32"N

Longitude: -1.3151 / 1°18'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611295 5948764

OS Easting: 445341

OS Northing: 420134

OS Grid: SE453201

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT8Y.22

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.RVYZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMGM+7X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq22

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Established Mature Families
  • Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31061 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 4FA 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 4FA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 4FA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 July 2024 19 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
18 August 2023 3 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Leasehold £110,000
6 February 2022 32 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £382,500
17 September 2021 17 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
25 August 2021 26 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £360,000
25 November 2020 7 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Flat/apartment Leasehold £67,000
6 November 2020 26 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £355,000
30 October 2020 1 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £365,000
13 September 2019 11 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,600
3 November 2017 34 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £319,995
29 September 2017 30 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £339,995
22 September 2017 32 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £332,995
8 September 2017 21 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £157,000
30 June 2017 21 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £171,000
29 June 2017 28 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £329,995
23 June 2017 35 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £249,995
16 June 2017 26 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £339,995
9 June 2017 37 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £249,995
26 May 2017 33 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £339,995
31 March 2017 31 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £319,995
17 August 2016 25 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £269,995
22 July 2016 27 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £254,995
30 June 2016 19 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £179,995
30 June 2016 21 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £179,995
24 June 2016 29 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £254,995
24 June 2016 23 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £179,995
17 June 2016 17 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £184,995
11 April 2016 14 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £61,500
11 April 2016 22 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
11 April 2016 20 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
11 April 2016 16 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
24 March 2016 15 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £249,995
18 December 2015 11 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,250
18 December 2015 9 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,250
18 December 2015 7 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,250
18 December 2015 5 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
18 December 2015 3 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
18 December 2015 4 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £63,250
18 December 2015 6 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £63,250
18 December 2015 8 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
18 December 2015 10 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
18 December 2015 24 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £349,995
31 July 2015 2 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £339,995
19 June 2015 1 Wild Orchid Way, Pontefract WF8 4FA Detached Freehold £320,000

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 4FA

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 4FA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059761 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180042 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011845 Wakefield 023A 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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