The UK Postcode Database

WF5 0PZ

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 0PZ

Towngate - 17 properties, USRN 41804119

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6795 / 53°40'46"N

Longitude: -1.5662 / 1°33'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594703 5948815

OS Easting: 428752

OS Northing: 420419

OS Grid: SE287204

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTHW.QR

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.XSC3

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCHM+QG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq23

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

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

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 0PZ on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:10
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:09
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:10
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 02:19
Moon Rises 21:06

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 0PZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 August 2021 242 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
17 July 2015 250 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £157,000
29 May 2014 260 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
21 December 2006 232 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £198,000
13 April 2006 260 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
4 March 2005 260 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £149,000
18 June 2004 238 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
7 June 2004 244 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £109,000
17 May 2004 260 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £118,500
15 November 2002 232 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
8 November 2000 234 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £58,750
8 November 2000 242 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
5 July 2000 232 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £73,500
9 April 1998 232 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
24 October 1997 254 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £58,995
15 August 1997 250 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0PZ Semi-detached Freehold £49,950

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 0PZ

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 0PZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059664 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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