Map of WF2 8NQ postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 8NQ
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (2 km)
Bus stops
Waterton Rd Gissing Road (W)
Broadway Waterton Road (SE)
Broadway Waterton Road (NW)
Waterton Rd Townley Road (W)
Broadway St Georges Road (NW)
Dewsbury Road Townley Rd (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
22 Gissing Road, Wakefield
26 Gissing Road, Wakefield
47 Gissing Road, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.674706
Longitude -1.535938
Easting 430754
Northing 419904
Grid reference SE307199
UTM reference 30U 596712 5948325
what3words cared.hungry.haven
Plus code 9C5WMFF7+VJ
Altitude 65 metres (212 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:27
Sunset (today) 20:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 55 KMs (34.2 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) 82
Households (2011) 24
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,637 / 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)E00060017
Census output area (2011)E00060017
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 026AE01011899
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 026AE01011899
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 £194,966
Annual change 2.8%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
47 Gissing Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2022£97,000
26 Gissing Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2017£80,000
22 Gissing Road, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2002£19,650


View all properties sold in the WF2 8 sector

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