| Postcode | WF8 2FW | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Pontefract | 
| Nearest station | Pontefract Monkhill (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Pontefract Road Limetrees (SW) Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (E) Knottingley Rd Lower Taythes Lane (W) Knottingley Rd Lower Taythes Lane (E) Pontefract Rd Darkfield Lane (NE) Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 40 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Birch Way, Pontefract 2 Birch Way, Pontefract 3 Birch Way, Pontefract 4 Birch Way, Pontefract 5 Birch Way, Pontefract 6 Birch Way, Pontefract 7 Birch Way, Pontefract 8 Birch Way, Pontefract 9 Birch Way, Pontefract 10 Birch Way, Pontefract 11 Birch Way, Pontefract 12 Birch Way, Pontefract 14 Birch Way, Pontefract 15 Birch Way, Pontefract 16 Birch Way, Pontefract 17 Birch Way, Pontefract 18 Birch Way, Pontefract 19 Birch Way, Pontefract 20 Birch Way, Pontefract 21 Birch Way, Pontefract 22 Birch Way, Pontefract 23 Birch Way, Pontefract 24 Birch Way, Pontefract 25 Birch Way, Pontefract 26 Birch Way, Pontefract 27 Birch Way, Pontefract 28 Birch Way, Pontefract 29 Birch Way, Pontefract 30 Birch Way, Pontefract 31 Birch Way, Pontefract 32 Birch Way, Pontefract 33 Birch Way, Pontefract 35 Birch Way, Pontefract 37 Birch Way, Pontefract 39 Birch Way, Pontefract 41 Birch Way, Pontefract 43 Birch Way, Pontefract 45 Birch Way, Pontefract | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.705666 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.283162 | |
| Easting | 447418 | |
| Northing | 423487 | |
| Grid reference | SE474234 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 613325 5952143 | |
| what3words | kick.jungle.judges | |
| FixPhrase | crudely macaroni scarecrow unzip | |
| Plus code | 9C5WPP48+7P | |
| Altitude | 37 metres (122 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:04 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 38.4 KMs (23.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Wakefield, unparished area | E43000299 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Pontefract North | E05001455 | 
| Metropolitan District | Wakefield | E08000036 | 
| County | West Yorkshire | E11000019 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | E14001428 | 
| MP | Yvette Cooper | Labour | 
| Police force | West Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Wakefield | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | West Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | September 2018 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Pontefract | E63008060 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00180027 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wakefield 012A | E01011835 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wakefield 012A | E01011835 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Pontefract North East | E02002449 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Pontefract North East | E02002449 | 
| Travel to work area | Wakefield and Castleford | E30000283 | 
| Average property price in Wakefield | £199,933 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Birch Way, Pontefract | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £175,500 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £125,000 | |
| 2 Birch Way, Pontefract | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £214,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2019 | £175,000 | |
| 19 Birch Way, Pontefract | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2024 | £160,000 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2019 | £120,000 | |
| 16 Birch Way, Pontefract | Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2023 | £183,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £186,000 | |
| New build terraced (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £165,000 | |
| 14 Birch Way, Pontefract | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £192,000 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £160,000 | |
| 26 Birch Way, Pontefract | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2022 | £367,500 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £280,000 | |
| 11 Birch Way, Pontefract | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2022 | £202,500 | 
| New build semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £175,000 | |
| 17 Birch Way, Pontefract | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £146,500 | 
| New build terraced (freehold) | Aug 2018 | £125,000 | |
| 30 Birch Way, Pontefract | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £285,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £92,000 | |
| 35 Birch Way, Pontefract | New build detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £275,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £275,000 |