The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8BB

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 8BB

Southdale Gardens - 34 properties, USRN 41803639

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6766 / 53°40'35"N

Longitude: -1.577 / 1°34'37"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593993 5948481

OS Easting: 428038

OS Northing: 420096

OS Grid: SE280200

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTFX.CS

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.RV7B

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCGF+J5

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 8BB on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:14
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:45
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:05
Sunset 21:33
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:56
Hours of daylight today04:07 to 22:03
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:03 to 04:07
Moon Phase Last Quarter
Moon Rises 00:29
Moon sets 12:10

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8BB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 August 2024 4a Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £310,000
14 January 2022 14 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
23 July 2021 9 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £225,000
19 March 2021 15 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £265,000
19 January 2017 4a Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £202,000
16 May 2014 26 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £224,000
14 March 2014 22 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £192,000
17 May 2013 18 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £159,000
16 January 2009 5 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
19 September 2008 22 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £174,000
12 October 2007 21 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £205,000
24 June 2004 4a Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £174,950
12 July 2002 26 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £138,000
5 January 2001 4a Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £83,000
26 May 2000 32 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
3 April 2000 2c Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £79,950
29 October 1999 16 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £67,500
14 July 1999 14 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £65,500
12 February 1999 23 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £63,750
29 July 1998 26 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £84,500
1 May 1998 32 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £59,995
13 June 1997 4b Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £73,000
30 May 1997 4a Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £76,000
29 February 1996 4b Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Detached Freehold £62,500
31 May 1995 16 Southdale Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BB Semi-detached Freehold £63,500

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 8BB

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 8BB

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

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