The UK Postcode Database

WF4 2LB

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF4 2LB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF4 2LB

Backhouse Lane - 11 properties, USRN 41800186

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.615 / 53°36'53"N

Longitude: -1.5187 / 1°31'7"W

UTM Reference: 30U 597987 5941703

OS Easting: 431936

OS Northing: 413262

OS Grid: SE319132

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KVTM.ZW

Mapcode Global: WHCBC.ND0K

Open Location Code: 9C5WJF7J+XG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fo77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27479 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WF4 2LB on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:07
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:10
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:40
Moon Rises 18:11

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF4 2LB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF4 2LB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 January 2018 Yorkshire House, Backhouse Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £830,000
25 October 2013 Windrush, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £950,000
26 July 2013 Well Cottage, 1a, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £360,000
17 September 2010 Yorkshire House, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £780,000
29 May 2003 Yorkshire House, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £532,000
15 April 2003 9 Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £365,000
21 February 2003 5 Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
1 November 1999 3 Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
15 March 1999 5 Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
21 November 1996 Windrush, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £450,000
14 June 1996 3 Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Semi-detached Freehold £132,500
28 September 1995 Windrush, Back House Lane, Woolley, Wakefield WF4 2LB Detached Freehold £425,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WF4 2LB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Ossett and Denby Dale

MP

Jade Botterill Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Wakefield Rural

Councillors

Samantha Harvey Conservative

Andy Nicholls Labour

Jordan Bryan Labour

WF4 2LB also falls within the Civil Parish of Woolley, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF4 2LB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00060204 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011935 Wakefield 038A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002475 Wakefield 038 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013438 Woolley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2024 DLUHC
E05001461 Wakefield Rural Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000036 Wakefield Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001418 Ossett and Denby Dale Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000283 Wakefield and Castleford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012708 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000190 NHS Wakefield Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63008170 Woolley Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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