The UK Postcode Database

WF5 0PY

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF5 0PY Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF5 0PY

Towngate - 31 properties, USRN 41804119

Whitley Spring Road - 1 property, USRN 41804473

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6802 / 53°40'48"N

Longitude: -1.5687 / 1°34'7"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594538 5948897

OS Easting: 428589

OS Northing: 420504

OS Grid: SE285205

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTHW.5G

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.WR6J

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCJJ+3G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq13

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): 19617 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF5 0PY on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:45
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:05
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:56
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:07
Moon Phase Last Quarter
Moon Rises 00:29
Moon sets 12:10

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 0PY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 April 2024 214 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
8 April 2024 216 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
28 July 2023 200 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £152,500
30 September 2022 204 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
29 April 2022 225 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
17 September 2021 210 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
4 August 2021 202 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £167,000
30 April 2021 214 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
21 September 2020 196 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
31 May 2019 221 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £181,500
13 December 2018 207 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
14 November 2018 219 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £158,000
9 November 2018 219 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
11 May 2018 207a Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £188,000
5 October 2016 211 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £180,200
30 September 2016 211 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
21 December 2015 227 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £133,000
28 March 2014 204 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
6 November 2013 218 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
30 November 2011 216 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £138,250
27 February 2009 204 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
23 May 2006 224 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
29 April 2005 217 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
18 February 2005 205a Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Detached Freehold £215,000
25 June 2004 215 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
15 August 2003 224 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £141,950
3 October 2002 208 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
20 December 2001 223 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £76,950
9 August 2000 208 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £74,500
31 March 2000 192 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
1 October 1999 205a Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Detached Freehold £81,750
9 September 1999 224 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £65,500
6 August 1999 211 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £58,500
23 June 1999 221 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
30 October 1998 217 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
9 April 1998 192 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £43,000
6 March 1998 207a Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
23 August 1996 221 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £59,995
2 August 1996 190 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £47,500
29 May 1996 223 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £51,500
8 March 1996 194 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
17 November 1995 225 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
21 April 1995 215 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PY Semi-detached Freehold £50,000

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 WF5 0PY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Ossett and Denby Dale

MP

Jade Botterill Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Ossett

Councillors

Nick Farmer Conservative

Duncan Smith Labour

Olivia Rowley Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF5 0PY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059663 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011827 Wakefield 021E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002458 Wakefield 021 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001454 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
E33012636 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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