WF8 4LX

a postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980

WF8 4LX	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF8 4LX

Castle Syke View - 28 properties, USRN 41800666

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6801 / 53°40'48"N

Longitude: -1.3166 / 1°18'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 611184 5949251

OS Easting: 445236

OS Northing: 420625

OS Grid: SE452206

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MT7W.RH

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.RR7L

Open Location Code: 9C5WMMJM+38

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq23

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): 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 4LX on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:20
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:44
Sunrise	06:18
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:14
Sunset	18:09
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:44
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:25
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:07

Hours of daylight today	05:48 to 18:39
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:39 to 05:46
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:40
Moon Rises	19:55

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

Residential Property Sales in WF8 4LX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 April 2021	47 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Detached	Freehold	£242,000
19 March 2021	25 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
28 January 2019	19 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£153,000
20 February 2017	35 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£143,000
25 October 2013	39 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,000
23 November 2012	25 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£122,000
5 December 2011	41 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
18 March 2011	9 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
16 December 2009	13 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£122,000
29 February 2008	19 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£154,500
7 December 2007	13 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£112,000
14 August 2006	39 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
1 November 2004	19 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
21 October 2004	41 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
12 October 2004	39 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
27 February 2004	29 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£127,500
20 September 2002	19 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,995
5 April 2002	1 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Detached	Freehold	£108,950
30 November 1998	15 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000
1 October 1998	11 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,000
12 June 1998	21 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
18 January 1998	45 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Detached	Freehold	£85,250
17 January 1997	41 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,950
28 October 1996	23 Castle Syke View, Pontefract WF8 4LX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000

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 4LX

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 4LX

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059750		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
E33012642		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

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