Map of WF2 8LG postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8LG
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (2 km)
Bus stops
Horbury Rd Thornes Road (NE)
Thornes Rd Horbury Road (E)
Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (W)
Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (E)
Horbury Road Whinney Moor Ave (SW)
Thornes Road The Mount (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
277 Horbury Road, Wakefield
279 Horbury Road, Wakefield
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.666611
Longitude -1.525357
Easting 431459
Northing 419008
Grid reference SE314190
UTM reference 30U 597429 5947439
what3words canal.enveloped.fingertip
Plus code 9C5WMF8F+JV
Altitude 49 metres (161 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:24
Sunset (today) 15:53
Distance away
Distance to sea 54.4 KMs (33.8 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) 3
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
26,748 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£39,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WakefieldE63008062
Census output area (2021)E00060002
Census output area (2011)E00060002
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 028CE01011905
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 028CE01011905
Middle layer super output area (2021)ThornesE02002465
Middle layer super output area (2011)ThornesE02002465
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
279 Horbury Road, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Sep 2020£280,000
277 Horbury Road, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Jun 2020£260,000


View all properties sold in the WF2 8 sector

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