Map of WF2 8HS postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8HS
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (1 km)
Bus stops
George A Green Rd Waterton Road (NW)
Waterton Rd George A Green Road (SE)
Dewsbury Road Waterton Rd (W)
George A Green Road Waterton Rd (NW)
George A Green Rd Horbury Road (SE)
George A Green Rd Horbury Road (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 26 View
Known addresses
1 Waterton Road, Wakefield
5 Waterton Road, Wakefield
7 Waterton Road, Wakefield
9 Waterton Road, Wakefield
11 Waterton Road, Wakefield
19 Waterton Road, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.675967
Longitude -1.52501
Easting 431475
Northing 420049
Grid reference SE314200
UTM reference 30U 597431 5948481
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Plus code 9C5WMFGF+9X
Altitude 43 metres (140 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:22
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 54.3 KMs (33.7 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) 65
Households (2011) 23
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
2,341 / 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)E00060015
Census output area (2011)E00060015
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026CE01011901
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026CE01011901
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
5 Waterton Road, WakefieldOther (freehold)Jun 2023£130,000
9 Waterton Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2023£122,500
11 Waterton Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2023£60,000
7 Waterton Road, WakefieldOther (freehold)Mar 2023£50,000
1 Waterton Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2013£71,000
19 Waterton Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2002£11,600


View all properties sold in the WF2 8 sector

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