The UK Postcode Database

WF5 0SP

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 0SP

Sowood Gardens - 17 properties, USRN 41803657

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6708 / 53°40'14"N

Longitude: -1.5674 / 1°34'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 594641 5947852

OS Easting: 428677

OS Northing: 419458

OS Grid: SE286194

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTHZ.GV

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.WZSR

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCCM+82

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq10

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban 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 0SP on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:43
Sunrise 04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:13
Hours of daylight today04:06 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:06
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:03
Moon Rises 14:18

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 0SP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 September 2022 3 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
11 April 2008 11 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Detached Freehold £290,000
9 November 2007 3 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
28 July 2006 13 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £218,000
16 January 2004 13 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £172,000
11 October 2002 7 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £84,950
24 August 2001 1 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Detached Freehold £102,500
21 August 1998 7 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £56,750
1 July 1998 7 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
16 March 1998 2 Sowood Gardens, Ossett WF5 0SP Semi-detached Freehold £59,000

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 0SP

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 0SP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059517 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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