The UK Postcode Database

WF5 0QE

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 0QE

Towngate - 25 properties, USRN 41804119

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6796 / 53°40'46"N

Longitude: -1.5656 / 1°33'56"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594739 5948834

OS Easting: 428789

OS Northing: 420437

OS Grid: SE287204

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTHW.VP

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.XRMZ

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCHM+VP

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 0QE on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
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 today04:07 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 0QE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 0QE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 December 2022 261 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £247,500
14 May 2021 239 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
12 February 2021 253 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
1 November 2019 259 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
7 April 2017 263 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
27 October 2015 235 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
26 June 2015 245 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
16 January 2015 255 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
21 March 2014 261 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £161,500
1 November 2013 263 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
24 January 2013 273 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £123,000
18 January 2013 231 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Detached Freehold £395,000
25 April 2012 279 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
26 March 2012 277 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
5 July 2010 253 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £152,500
22 April 2008 271 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
16 January 2008 233 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £197,000
20 July 2007 265 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £164,000
3 July 2007 275 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
9 June 2006 265 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
29 October 2004 255 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £134,950
28 November 2003 247 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £128,000
3 September 1999 257 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £58,500
28 January 1999 259 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
11 April 1997 251 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £59,995
15 March 1996 257 Towngate, Ossett WF5 0QE Semi-detached Freehold £49,995

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 0QE

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 0QE

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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