Map of WF8 2BS postcode

General information
Postcode WF8 2BS
Post Town Pontefract
Nearest station Pontefract Baghill (1 km)
Bus stops
Chequerfield Rd Church (E)
East Drive Kings Cres (SW)
East Drive School Rd (NE)
Monument Lane (NE)
Monument Lane (SW)
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 21 View
Known addresses
16 Chequerfield Drive, Pontefract
17 Chequerfield Drive, Pontefract
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.68388
Longitude -1.29708
Easting 446523
Northing 421054
Grid reference SE465210
UTM reference 30U 612464 5949697
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Plus code 9C5WMPM3+H5
Altitude 57 metres (188 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:45
Sunset (today) 20:23
Distance away
Distance to sea 39.3 KMs (24.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Pontefract South E05001456
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford E14000836
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
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated March 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) 55
Households (2011) 20
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
6,102 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£33,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area sub-divisionPontefractE35001027
Built up areaPontefractE34004648
Census output area (2021)E00059742
Census output area (2011)E00059742
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 018DE01011853
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 018DE01011853
Middle layer super output area (2021)Pontefract South EastE02002455
Middle layer super output area (2011)Pontefract South EastE02002455
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £182,673
Annual change -2.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
16 Chequerfield Drive, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2008£85,000
17 Chequerfield Drive, PontefractDetached (freehold)Aug 2006£128,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2003£60,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1997£40,000


View all properties sold in the WF8 2 sector

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