The UK Postcode Database

WF8 4SZ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in May 2017
WF8 4SZ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 4SZ

Shortwall Court - 23 properties, USRN 41806962

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7003 / 53°42'1"N

Longitude: -1.3174 / 1°19'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611077 5951497

OS Easting: 445161

OS Northing: 422870

OS Grid: SE451228

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT7N.K8

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.Q8V2

Open Location Code: 9C5WPM2M+42

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq18

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 4SZ on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
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 01:00
Moon Rises 19:17

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 4SZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 July 2022 15 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £303,000
14 June 2022 10 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £325,000
1 April 2022 11 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Other property type Freehold £2,500
11 February 2022 4 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £207,000
23 April 2021 17 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Other property type Freehold £2,500
25 February 2021 17 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £300,000
22 December 2017 12 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £284,495
24 November 2017 1 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £324,995
26 October 2017 4 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £172,995
20 October 2017 2 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £177,995
29 September 2017 8 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £172,995
29 September 2017 6 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £177,995
13 September 2017 17 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £294,995
8 September 2017 10 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £281,995
18 August 2017 7 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £279,995
28 July 2017 14 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £169,995
30 June 2017 5 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £257,995
30 June 2017 3 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £279,995
30 June 2017 16 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £169,995
30 June 2017 18 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £297,995
29 June 2017 24 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £77,250
29 June 2017 22 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £53,250
29 June 2017 20 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £77,250
23 June 2017 9 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £294,995
19 May 2017 15 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £254,995
19 May 2017 19 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Detached Leasehold £276,995
17 May 2017 21 Shortwall Court, Pontefract WF8 4SZ Semi-detached Leasehold £172,995

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 4SZ

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 4SZ

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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