| Postcode | WF8 2GS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Pontefract |
| Nearest station | Pontefract Monkhill (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Pontefract Road Limetrees (NE)
Pontefract Rd Darkfield Lane (NE)
Pontefract Rd Darkfield Lane (SW)
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (E)
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (W)
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (SW)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.704702 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.285859 | |
| Easting | 447241 | |
| Northing | 423378 | |
| Grid reference | SE472233 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 613149 5952031 | |
| what3words | towers.causes.civil | |
| FixPhrase | crudely macaroni scallop unvented | |
| Plus code | 9C5WPP37+VM | |
| Altitude | 32 metres (105 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:17 | |
| Sunset (today) | 21:07 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 38.6 KMs (24 miles) |
| Parish | Wakefield, unparished area | E43000190 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | July 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Imputed by ONS by reference to surrounding postcode grid references |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Pontefract | E63008060 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00180078 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00059725 | |
| 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 | £199,373 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.5% |