The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8AU

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF5 8AU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF5 8AU

Queen's Crescent - 39 properties, USRN 41803250

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6771 / 53°40'37"N

Longitude: -1.579 / 1°34'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593864 5948530

OS Easting: 427910

OS Northing: 420146

OS Grid: SE279201

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTDX.YM

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.QT9Z

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCGC+RC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq02

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): 15541 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF5 8AU on Sunday 28 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:08
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:45
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:10
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:09
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 01:33
Moon Rises 20:24

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF5 8AU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8AU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 June 2022 16 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £320,000
29 June 2021 10 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £327,000
30 April 2021 3 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £209,000
30 April 2021 39 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £265,000
2 November 2017 11 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
17 October 2017 31 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £246,000
26 February 2016 20 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £214,950
26 February 2016 20 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £230,000
18 January 2016 23 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £142,500
17 July 2012 2 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £164,000
1 July 2008 53 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £191,000
9 May 2008 27 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
19 February 2008 41 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £250,000
30 March 2007 20 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £226,000
5 January 2007 31 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
28 October 2005 41 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £219,950
24 June 2004 49 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £195,000
28 November 2003 55 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £148,500
13 December 2002 43 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £189,950
6 September 2002 5 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £89,950
28 March 2002 22 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £78,000
5 January 2001 31 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
9 May 2000 2 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
28 April 2000 27 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £78,950
28 May 1999 1 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
4 September 1998 51 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Detached Freehold £78,500
27 June 1997 27 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £69,000
22 May 1997 10 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £62,950
10 March 1995 14 Queens Crescent, Ossett WF5 8AU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000

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 8AU

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 8AU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059667 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011830 Wakefield 025B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002462 Wakefield 025 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
E33012652 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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