Map of WF3 3SJ postcode

General information
Postcode WF3 3SJ
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Outwood (0 km)
Bus stops
Potovens Lane Chandlers Close (SW)
Potovens Lane Ridings Wy (SW)
Potovens Lane Ridings Wy (NE)
Potovens Lane Kingsley Garth (NE)
Potovens Lane Kingsley Garth (SW)
Lingwell Gate Drive (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 25 View
Known addresses
1 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
2 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
3 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
4 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
7 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
8 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
9 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
10 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
11 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
15 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
19 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
21 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
23 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
25 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
27 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
31 Ridings Way, Lofthouse Gate
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.717575
Longitude -1.50551
Easting 432731
Northing 424687
Grid reference SE327246
UTM reference 30U 598621 5953136
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Plus code 9C5WPF9V+2Q
Altitude 72 metres (237 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:55
Sunset (today) 21:12
Distance away
Distance to sea 53.1 KMs (33 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Stanley and Outwood East E05001458
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 1992
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) 67
Households (2011) 22
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
23,064 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£42,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WakefieldE63008062
Census output area (2021)E00059943
Census output area (2011)E00059943
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 008CE01011893
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 008CE01011893
Middle layer super output area (2021)Outwood WestE02002445
Middle layer super output area (2011)Outwood WestE02002445
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £194,966
Annual change 2.8%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
7 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Jan 2025£330,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2015£223,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1999£69,950
4 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)May 2022£390,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 1996£92,000
3 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Jan 2020£215,000
2 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2018£327,500
Semi-detached (freehold)May 1998£109,950
11 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Aug 2015£310,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2007£275,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1995£91,500
8 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Jul 2012£250,000
10 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Feb 2010£213,000
21 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Oct 2004£220,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1999£93,000
31 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Mar 2004£285,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2001£175,000
27 Ridings Way, Lofthouse GateDetached (freehold)Nov 2001£155,000


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