Map of WF8 3QU postcode

General information
Postcode WF8 3QU
Post Town Pontefract
Nearest station Pontefract Baghill (1 km)
Bus stops
Carleton Park Road Lyon Rd (E)
Lyon Rd Sides Road (SW)
Lyon Rd Sides Road (E)
Carleton Rd Chestnut Grove (NW)
Crest Dr Churchbalk Drive (NW)
Crest Dr Churchbalk Drive (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
1 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
3 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
4 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
5 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
6 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
8 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
9 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
10 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
12 Barnswick Close, Pontefract
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.679427
Longitude -1.307283
Easting 445854
Northing 420552
Grid reference SE458205
UTM reference 30U 611802 5949186
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Plus code 9C5WMMHV+Q3
Altitude 54 metres (177 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:36
Sunset (today) 21:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 40 KMs (24.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Pontefract South E05001456
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
MPYvette CooperLabour
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 June 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) 33
Households (2011) 14
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
24,161 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)PontefractE63008060
Census output area (2021)E00059755
Census output area (2011)E00059755
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 023DE01011848
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 023DE01011848
Middle layer super output area (2021)Pontefract South WestE02002460
Middle layer super output area (2011)Pontefract South WestE02002460
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £197,971
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
4 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2025£250,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2009£130,000
6 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2024£300,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2021£220,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2015£162,000
10 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2021£255,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2013£130,000
5 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2018£154,000
8 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2011£146,000
12 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2006£125,000
1 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2006£165,000
9 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2001£69,000
3 Barnswick Close, PontefractSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 1996£59,950


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