Map of WF2 8BY postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8BY
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (1 km)
Bus stops
Horbury Rd Thornbury Road (W)
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (NE)
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (SW)
George A Green Rd Horbury Road (SE)
Thornbury Road Thornbury Park (E)
Thornbury Road Thornbury Park (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 52 View
Known addresses
17 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
31 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
37 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
47 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
71 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
93 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
95 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
99 Esther Avenue, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.674835
Longitude -1.520633
Easting 431765
Northing 419925
Grid reference SE317199
UTM reference 30U 597722 5948361
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Plus code 9C5WMFFH+WP
Altitude 41 metres (136 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:22
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 54 KMs (33.6 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) 145
Households (2011) 50
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)E00060018
Census output area (2011)E00060018
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 £191,774
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
99 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2024£168,000
17 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2024£142,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2013£68,000
37 Esther Avenue, WakefieldTerraced (freehold)Jun 2022£161,000
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2007£97,000
95 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2021£126,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2019£105,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2019£100,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2010£85,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 1998£34,500
71 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2018£100,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2012£86,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2007£102,000
93 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2011£85,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2003£73,500
47 Esther Avenue, WakefieldTerraced (freehold)Apr 2008£105,000
31 Esther Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2001£42,950


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