The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8BP

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in June 1997
WF5 8BP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WF5 8BP

Unnamed road - 16 properties, USRN 41805773

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6783 / 53°40'41"N

Longitude: -1.5773 / 1°34'38"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593972 5948665

OS Easting: 428019

OS Northing: 420279

OS Grid: SE280202

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTFX.95

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.RT31

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCHF+73

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 8BP 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 8BP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8BP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 February 2024 Apartment 3, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
11 January 2023 Apartment 2, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
19 October 2022 Apartment 21, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £117,000
25 July 2022 Apartment 14, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
6 December 2021 Apartment 15, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
30 September 2021 Apartment 13, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
7 April 2021 Apartment 5, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
31 May 2019 Apartment 4, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
28 August 2017 Apartment 22, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £210,000
29 July 2016 Apartment 15, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
11 September 2015 Apartment 4, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,500
21 July 2015 Apartment 23, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £155,000
21 July 2015 Apartment 13, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £156,000
12 May 2015 Apartment 5, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
14 November 2014 Apartment 1, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
19 December 2012 Apartment 11, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
12 April 2012 Apartment 12, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £173,000
26 September 2011 Apartment 22, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £189,000
14 June 2010 Apartment 2, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £152,000
30 November 2009 Apartment 14, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
27 November 2009 Apartment 11, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Semi-detached Leasehold £149,950
4 August 2008 Apartment 4, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
30 June 2006 Apartment 3, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £152,950
8 April 2004 Apartment 12, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
3 December 2002 Apartment 12, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Detached Leasehold £110,000
23 August 2002 Apartment 4, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £89,950
26 June 2001 Apartment 2, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £90,000
26 June 2000 Apartment 13, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £63,500
9 June 2000 Apartment 1, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £67,750
30 April 1999 Apartment 24, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £64,500
5 March 1999 Apartment 3, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £58,000
31 July 1998 Apartment 4, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £58,900
29 May 1998 Apartment 22, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £75,000
12 November 1997 Apartment 14, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Flat/apartment Leasehold £76,950
15 October 1997 Apartment 2, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £75,500
5 September 1997 Apartment 15, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Semi-detached Leasehold £73,950
1 July 1997 Apartment 12, Prospect Place, New Street, Ossett WF5 8BP Detached Leasehold £78,950

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 8BP

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 8BP

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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