| Postcode | WF8 2LA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Pontefract |
| Nearest station | Pontefract Monkhill (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Knottingley Rd Lower Taythes Lane (E)
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (E)
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.700887 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.282212 | |
| Easting | 447486 | |
| Northing | 422956 | |
| Grid reference | SE474229 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 613400 5951613 | |
| what3words | modes.orders.shapes | |
| FixPhrase | crudely macaroni sandy wanted | |
| Plus code | 9C5WPP29+94 | |
| Altitude | 22 metres (73 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 38.3 KMs (23.8 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 | |
| Water company | Yorkshire Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Wakefield | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | West Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 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 |
| Population (2011) | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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 (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00180078 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| 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 | £202,220 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |