The UK Postcode Database

WF8 4SW

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in December 2015
WF8 4SW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 4SW

Longwall Road - 49 properties, USRN 41806961

Shield Way - 1 property, USRN 41807360

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6987 / 53°41'55"N

Longitude: -1.3181 / 1°19'5"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611038 5951309

OS Easting: 445119

OS Northing: 422683

OS Grid: SE451226

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT7N.FW

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.Q9JC

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMXJ+FQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq17

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9646 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 4SW on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
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 4SW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 4SW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 May 2023 47 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £310,000
19 January 2023 21 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Other property type Freehold £2,500
18 November 2022 44 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £365,000
20 October 2022 19 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £430,000
17 October 2022 43 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
30 September 2022 23 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £382,500
3 August 2022 42 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £290,000
29 April 2022 26 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £254,995
29 April 2022 30 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £254,995
25 February 2022 34 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £385,000
28 January 2022 46 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
21 January 2022 40 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £279,995
17 December 2021 36 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £279,995
3 December 2021 20 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
29 October 2021 22 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
29 October 2021 24 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £369,995
17 September 2021 18 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £368,950
13 September 2021 16 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £275,950
27 August 2021 14 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £264,995
27 August 2021 12 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
19 August 2021 10 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
13 August 2021 8 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
16 July 2021 6 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £274,995
15 June 2021 4 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £228,100
10 June 2021 2 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £228,100
18 December 2020 1 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £343,995
13 November 2020 5 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
12 November 2020 3 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Semi-detached Freehold £219,995
12 August 2020 43 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Other property type Freehold £2,500
24 April 2020 44 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £280,606
6 March 2020 45 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £212,000
27 February 2020 42 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £233,955
13 December 2019 7 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £342,745
11 December 2019 9 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £309,995
2 October 2018 39 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £86,500
2 October 2018 37 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,500
2 October 2018 35 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
2 October 2018 33 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
15 June 2018 47 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £249,995
29 May 2018 51 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £212,495
18 May 2018 49 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £212,495
23 April 2018 45 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Freehold £199,495
29 March 2018 41 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £164,995
29 March 2018 43 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £156,746
19 January 2018 31 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £258,871
20 December 2017 29 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £304,995
20 December 2016 41 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Other property type Leasehold £4,215,103
8 April 2016 23 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £274,995
31 March 2016 27 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £261,246
24 March 2016 25 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £259,995
4 March 2016 21 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £312,995
26 February 2016 11 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £309,995
26 February 2016 19 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £312,995
29 January 2016 17 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £237,496
22 January 2016 15 Longwall Road, Pontefract WF8 4SW Detached Leasehold £246,996

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 4SW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP

Yvette Cooper Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Pontefract North

Councillors

Hannah Appleyard Labour

Helen Antcliff Labour

Clive Tennant Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF8 4SW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059689 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00180017 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01011841 Wakefield 015D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002452 Wakefield 015 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001455 Pontefract North 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
E33009723 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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