The UK Postcode Database

WF8 4RW

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 4RW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 4RW

Plum Tree Close - 13 properties, USRN 41803144

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6827 / 53°40'57"N

Longitude: -1.3206 / 1°19'14"W

UTM Reference: 30U 610914 5949527

OS Easting: 444970

OS Northing: 420903

OS Grid: SE449209

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT6V.WL

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.PPBN

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMMH+3Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq13

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): 26996 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 4RW on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:13
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:24
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:55
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:06
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:28
Moon sets 12:08

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF8 4RW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 4RW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 March 2024 10 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
18 May 2022 9 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
3 May 2019 3 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Detached Freehold £167,500
31 January 2019 7 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
26 October 2018 6 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
6 January 2017 6 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
26 July 2016 9 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
1 July 2011 4 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £143,950
11 February 2004 3 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Detached Freehold £117,000
6 October 1999 7 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
4 June 1999 4 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £61,500
22 August 1997 12 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
18 December 1996 5 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
26 November 1996 6 Plum Tree Close, Pontefract WF8 4RW Semi-detached Freehold £58,500

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 4RW

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 4RW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059747 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011847 Wakefield 023C 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
E33012645 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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