Map of WF2 8QU postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8QU
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (2 km)
Bus stops
Horbury Rd Thornes Road (NE)
Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (W)
Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (E)
Thornes Rd Horbury Road (E)
Horbury Road Whinney Moor Ave (SW)
Lupset Hotel Horbury Road (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 20 View
Known addresses
258A Horbury Road, Wakefield
260 Horbury Road, Wakefield
264 Horbury Road, Wakefield
266 Horbury Road, Wakefield
268 Horbury Road, Wakefield
272 Horbury Road, Wakefield
274 Horbury Road, Wakefield
276 Horbury Road, Wakefield
278 Horbury Road, Wakefield
286 Horbury Road, Wakefield
288 Horbury Road, Wakefield
288A Horbury Road, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.669802
Longitude -1.527531
Easting 431313
Northing 419362
Grid reference SE313193
UTM reference 30U 597278 5947791
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Plus code 9C5WMF9C+WX
Altitude 49 metres (161 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:24
Sunset (today) 15:53
Distance away
Distance to sea 54.5 KMs (33.9 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) 39
Households (2011) 18
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
2,384 / 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)E00059997
Census output area (2011)E00059997
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026DE01011904
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026DE01011904
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
276 Horbury Road, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Mar 2024£370,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1999£94,000
268 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£243,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2017£192,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2006£175,000
288 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2020£215,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2001£80,000
288A Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)May 2017£118,750
272 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2015£170,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2004£180,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1997£65,000
286 Horbury Road, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Jun 2015£160,000
260 Horbury Road, WakefieldDetached (freehold)May 2015£210,000
278 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2013£132,500
274 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)May 2013£175,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2012£128,500
264 Horbury Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2012£167,500


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