Map of WF2 8FU postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8FU
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (3 km)
Bus stops
Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (N)
Broadway Snapethorpe Gate (NW)
Darce Avenue Broadway (SW)
Broadway Snapethorpe Gate (SE)
Broadway Magdalene Road (SE)
Broadway Waterton Road (NW)
Number of UPRNs 19 View
Known addresses
1 Needle Close, Wakefield
2 Needle Close, Wakefield
3 Needle Close, Wakefield
4 Needle Close, Wakefield
5 Needle Close, Wakefield
6 Needle Close, Wakefield
7 Needle Close, Wakefield
8 Needle Close, Wakefield
9 Needle Close, Wakefield
10 Needle Close, Wakefield
11 Needle Close, Wakefield
12 Needle Close, Wakefield
14 Needle Close, Wakefield
15 Needle Close, Wakefield
16 Needle Close, Wakefield
17 Needle Close, Wakefield
18 Needle Close, Wakefield
19 Needle Close, Wakefield
20 Needle Close, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.670986
Longitude -1.543535
Easting 430255
Northing 419487
Grid reference SE302194
UTM reference 30U 596218 5947901
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Plus code 9C5WMFC4+9H
Altitude 68 metres (222 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:22
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 55.5 KMs (34.5 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
NUTS/ITL 3 Wakefield
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced April 2023
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,637 / 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)E00060026
Census output area (2011)E00060026
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026AE01011899
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026AE01011899
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
1 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2023£234,995
3 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2023£254,995
7 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2023£259,995
15 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2023£262,995
11 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2023£259,995
17 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2023£286,995
19 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2023£286,995
9 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2023£259,995
14 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build detached (freehold)May 2023£227,497
5 Needle Close, WakefieldNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2023£264,995


View all properties sold in the WF2 8 sector

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