The UK Postcode Database

WF8 2QP

a postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF8 2QP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 2QP

Carleton Crest - 31 properties, USRN 41800616

Crest Drive - 1 property, USRN 41800972

Crest Mount - 1 property, USRN 41800973

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6823 / 53°40'56"N

Longitude: -1.3045 / 1°18'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611979 5949509

OS Easting: 446035

OS Northing: 420872

OS Grid: SE460208

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MTBV.CQ

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.XPZY

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMJW+W6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq33

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b3

  • Suburbanites
  • Semi-Detached Suburbia
  • Semi-Detached Ageing

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24161 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF8 2QP on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:22
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:46
Sunrise 06:21
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:14
Sunset 18:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:42
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:05
Hours of daylight today05:51 to 18:37
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:37 to 05:48
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 06:33
Moon Rises 18:42

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF8 2QP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF8 2QP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 September 2023 23 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
24 June 2022 29 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £190,595
19 February 2021 43 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £197,500
14 January 2021 4 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £177,500
26 June 2020 8 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
11 March 2019 7 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £189,000
14 November 2017 10 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
30 June 2017 3 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £169,950
11 May 2017 6 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
12 February 2016 17 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
27 March 2015 7 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
4 September 2014 4 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
28 May 2014 11 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £164,950
19 August 2011 25 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
24 June 2011 11 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
5 March 2010 3 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
25 June 2009 3 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
16 July 2008 14 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
20 August 2007 31 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
10 August 2007 27 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £147,000
1 December 2006 4 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £158,000
9 July 2004 31 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £126,700
23 June 2004 23 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
30 April 2004 35 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Detached Freehold £166,000
20 December 2001 25 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
12 August 1999 9 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
14 May 1999 33 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
18 April 1997 9 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
15 December 1995 4 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
27 September 1995 21 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
16 August 1995 5 Carleton Crest, Pontefract WF8 2QP Semi-detached Freehold £59,000

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 2QP

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 2QP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059752 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011848 Wakefield 023D 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
E43000190 Wakefield, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
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
E63000957 Pontefract Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 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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