The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8AY

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 8AY

Station Road - 28 properties, USRN 41803805

Croftlands - 1 property, USRN 41800984

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.678 / 53°40'40"N

Longitude: -1.5779 / 1°34'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593930 5948638

OS Easting: 427977

OS Northing: 420253

OS Grid: SE279202

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTFX.58

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.QTS7

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCHC+6R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq02

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 8b2

  • Legacy Communities
  • Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
  • Retirement Pockets

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 8AY on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:06
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 8AY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8AY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 February 2024 48 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
4 August 2022 58 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £895,000
10 February 2022 Station Cottage, Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £200,000
26 March 2021 67 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £790,000
15 May 2020 36 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Freehold £183,750
5 November 2019 Station Cottage, Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £170,000
31 October 2019 42 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Other property type Freehold £38,000
31 October 2019 42 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Other property type Freehold £38,000
29 August 2019 60 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £390,000
7 October 2016 48 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,000
14 November 2014 48 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
20 December 2013 46 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £122,500
20 May 2011 58 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £450,000
20 May 2011 56 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Semi-detached Freehold £330,000
7 April 2008 56 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Semi-detached Freehold £228,000
17 March 2006 81 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,000
14 July 2005 60 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £295,000
18 May 2005 77 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
1 February 2005 73 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £85,500
1 February 2005 73 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £77,000
27 February 2003 40a Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000
2 July 2002 60 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £172,500
12 April 2001 73 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £45,000
9 February 2001 40a Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £25,000
26 October 1999 58 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
28 August 1998 67 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £180,000
13 August 1997 77 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
25 July 1997 56 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Semi-detached Freehold £30,000
6 December 1996 31 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Detached Freehold £120,000
29 September 1995 84 Station Road, Ossett WF5 8AY Semi-detached Freehold £147,000

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 8AY

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 8AY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059668 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
E33012653 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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