Map of WF2 8BW postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8BW
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (1 km)
Bus stops
Thornbury Road Thornbury Park (NW)
Horbury Rd Thornbury Road (W)
Horbury Road Esther Ave (E)
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (SW)
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (NE)
Thornes Road The Mount (NE)
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
81 Gillsike House, Thornbury Road, Wakefield
84 Gillsike House, Thornbury Road, Wakefield
Main property type Flat
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.672387
Longitude -1.519813
Easting 431821
Northing 419653
Grid reference SE318196
UTM reference 30U 597782 5948089
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Plus code 9C5WMFCJ+X3
Altitude 40 metres (132 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:24
Sunset (today) 15:52
Distance away
Distance to sea 54 KMs (33.5 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 December 2024
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) 30
Households (2011) 24
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,151 / 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)E00060034
Census output area (2011)E00060034
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026BE01011900
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026BE01011900
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 £188,550
Annual change 0.1%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
81 Gillsike House, Thornbury Road, WakefieldFlat (leasehold)Mar 2022£80,000
Flat (leasehold)Apr 2021£65,000
84 Gillsike House, Thornbury Road, WakefieldFlat (leasehold)Nov 2014£64,000


View all properties sold in the WF2 8 sector

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