Map of WF2 8AR postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8AR
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (3 km)
Bus stops
Linsay Avenue Broadway (NE)
Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (N)
Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (SW)
Malt Shovel PH (SE)
Broadway Gargrave Place (SE)
Malt Shovel PH (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 55 View
Known addresses
6 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
12 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
14 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
15 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
17 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
19 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
20 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
31 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
33 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
54 Gargrave Place, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.677384
Longitude -1.545022
Easting 430152
Northing 420198
Grid reference SE301201
UTM reference 30U 596105 5948611
what3words reinvest.spurted.brave
Plus code 9C5WMFG3+XX
Altitude 87 metres (286 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:19
Sunset (today) 18:12
Distance away
Distance to sea 55.6 KMs (34.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Wakefield West E05001463
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Wakefield and Rothwell E14001560
MPSimon LightwoodLabour
Police forceWest Yorkshire
Water companyYorkshire Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Wakefield
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 141
Households (2011) 53
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,145 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WakefieldE63008062
Census output area (2021)E00060133
Census output area (2011)E00060133
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026EE01011918
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026EE01011918
Middle layer super output area (2021)LupsetE02002463
Middle layer super output area (2011)LupsetE02002463
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £191,774
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
54 Gargrave Place, WakefieldTerraced (freehold)Aug 2024£140,000
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2007£95,000
31 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£145,000
33 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2023£111,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2015£62,000
14 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2017£47,500
12 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2016£70,000
15 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2015£84,000
19 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2013£76,000
6 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2013£78,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2009£70,000
17 Gargrave Place, WakefieldTerraced (freehold)Jun 2006£73,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2006£63,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2004£33,170
20 Gargrave Place, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)May 2004£39,650


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