Map of WF8 3AY postcode

General information
Postcode WF8 3AY
Post Town Pontefract
Nearest station Pontefract Baghill (3 km)
Bus stops
Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft (W)
West End Farm Escourt Road (W)
West End Farm Escourt Road (E)
Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close (W)
Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
Flat, 16A Park Avenue, Darrington
2 Park Avenue, Darrington
4 Park Avenue, Darrington
6 Park Avenue, Darrington
7 Park Avenue, Darrington
8 Park Avenue, Darrington
10 Park Avenue, Darrington
17A Park Avenue, Darrington
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.676214
Longitude -1.270186
Easting 448308
Northing 420219
Grid reference SE483202
UTM reference 30U 614261 5948887
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Plus code 9C5WMPGH+FW
Altitude 48 metres (156 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:21
Sunset (today) 18:09
Distance away
Distance to sea 37.5 KMs (23.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishDarringtonE04000228
Ward Pontefract South E05001456
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
MPYvette CooperLabour
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) 34
Households (2011) 18
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,151 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£50,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)DarringtonE63008083
Census output area (2021)E00059773
Census output area (2011)E00059773
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 034EE01011849
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 034EE01011849
Middle layer super output area (2021)Ackworth & DarringtonE02002471
Middle layer super output area (2011)Ackworth & DarringtonE02002471
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
6 Park Avenue, DarringtonDetached (freehold)Oct 2024£360,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2021£260,000
7 Park Avenue, DarringtonDetached (freehold)Sep 2024£393,000
New build detached (freehold)Jan 2004£225,000
8 Park Avenue, DarringtonDetached (freehold)Nov 2022£325,000
Flat, 16A Park Avenue, DarringtonSemi-detached (leasehold)Aug 2010£123,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2007£135,000
4 Park Avenue, DarringtonSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2007£247,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2006£180,000
2 Park Avenue, DarringtonDetached (freehold)Mar 2004£185,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2002£115,000
10 Park Avenue, DarringtonDetached (freehold)Oct 1999£70,000
17A Park Avenue, DarringtonSemi-detached (leasehold)Oct 1999£48,500


View all properties sold in the WF8 3 sector

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