WF5 0LE

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980

WF5 0LE	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WF5 0LE

Sowood Lane - 35 properties, USRN 41803658

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6703 / 53°40'13"N

Longitude: -1.5694 / 1°34'9"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594515 5947792

OS Easting: 428550

OS Northing: 419399

OS Grid: SE285193

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KVH0.11

Mapcode Global: WHCB4.V0WL

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCCJ+47

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq10

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23765 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF5 0LE on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:06
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:44
Sunrise	04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:12

Hours of daylight today	04:07 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:10 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:39
Moon Rises	18:12

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF5 0LE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 0LE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 February 2024	1 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
22 March 2019	8 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£157,500
12 May 2017	9 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,000
2 September 2016	11 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£177,000
7 August 2015	9 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
28 November 2014	15 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£198,000
25 July 2014	8 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£124,950
20 June 2011	18 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£213,000
27 May 2011	38 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£140,000
23 October 2009	1 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
17 October 2008	15 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,500
11 August 2005	22 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£369,950
24 June 2004	5 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
2 April 2004	3 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
10 June 2003	3 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£86,000
30 August 2002	8 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£70,000
29 August 2002	12b Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
23 August 2002	32 - 34 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
4 August 2000	40 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£70,000
4 January 2000	22 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
27 August 1999	5 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£47,950
16 July 1999	7 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,000
20 August 1998	15 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,500
31 July 1998	8 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
16 June 1998	1 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£76,000
30 April 1998	40 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£54,000
25 October 1996	13 Sowood Lane, Ossett WF5 0LE	Detached	Freehold	£57,500

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 WF5 0LE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Ossett and Denby Dale

MP

Jade Botterill Labour

Wakefield City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Horbury and South Ossett

Councillors

Darren Byford Labour

Deb Nicholls Labour

Gwen Page Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF5 0LE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059518		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01011796	Wakefield 029D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002466	Wakefield 029	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05001451	Horbury and South Ossett	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
E33012670		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
E43000299	Wakefield, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	1 January 2024	DLUHC
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
E63008081	Ossett	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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