The UK Postcode Database

WF4 4RU

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF4 4RU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF4 4RU

Smithy Brook Lane - 38 properties, USRN 41804074

Oakland Crest - 1 property, USRN 41805993

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.653 / 53°39'10"N

Longitude: -1.5995 / 1°35'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 592558 5945830

OS Easting: 426566

OS Northing: 417465

OS Grid: SE265174

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KV86.H7

Mapcode Global: WHCB4.DFKW

Open Location Code: 9C5WMC32+65

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ep86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21332 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF4 4RU on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:42
Sunrise 04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:13
Hours of daylight today04:05 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:06
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 10:15
Moon sets 23:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF4 4RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF4 4RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 October 2023 54 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £325,000
12 September 2019 56 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £575,000
31 August 2018 50 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £225,000
22 March 2018 36 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,995
2 April 2014 74 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £184,950
17 April 2013 36 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,000
31 August 2006 30 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £114,000
29 August 2006 31 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Semi-detached Freehold £141,000
30 June 2006 41 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £166,000
3 May 2005 30 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
2 February 2005 56 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £367,000
26 March 2002 41a Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £212,000
12 October 2001 30 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,500
27 September 2000 43 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £98,000
18 May 1999 41 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £75,000
9 April 1999 30 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £25,000
16 May 1997 41 Thornhill Road, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4RU Detached Freehold £68,000

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 4RU

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 4RU also falls within the Civil Parish of Sitlington, 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 4RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00060184 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011938 Wakefield 035D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002472 Wakefield 035 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000241 Sitlington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 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
E33012697 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
E63008116 Middlestown and Overton 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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