The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8BX

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in September 2008
WF5 8BX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF5 8BX

Kingsway Gardens - 33 properties, USRN 41806605

Kingsway Gardens - 1 property, USRN 41806606

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6911 / 53°41'27"N

Longitude: -1.5889 / 1°35'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593178 5950074

OS Easting: 427245

OS Northing: 421700

OS Grid: SE272217

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTBR.TL

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.KHL6

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCR6+CC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq95

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24232 / 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 8BX on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:07
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:11
Hours of daylight today04:08 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 01:01
Moon Rises 19:21

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8BX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 March 2024 1 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £138,000
1 July 2022 5 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
29 April 2022 23 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Other property type Leasehold £132,000
15 October 2021 7 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
9 August 2021 11 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
30 July 2021 43 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
18 June 2021 21 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £102,500
5 October 2020 3 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £116,000
22 May 2020 17 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,000
3 March 2020 12 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
21 May 2019 45 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Other property type Freehold £62,691
21 September 2018 45 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
28 March 2018 1 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
8 September 2016 5 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,995
25 August 2016 7 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,995
8 July 2016 33 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,000
20 June 2016 31 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,995
20 May 2016 37 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
20 May 2016 39 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,995
20 May 2016 41 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,995
19 May 2016 43 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,995
19 May 2016 21 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,995
17 May 2016 19 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,995
10 May 2016 45 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,995
10 May 2016 35 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
10 May 2016 3 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £109,995
29 April 2016 23 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
15 April 2016 29 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
8 April 2016 17 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,995
7 April 2016 9 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £109,995
29 March 2016 11 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
24 March 2016 1 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £109,995
26 February 2016 22 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,000
29 January 2016 22 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
20 May 2015 25 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
21 April 2015 15 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
21 April 2015 27 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
7 November 2014 20 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,500
13 November 2013 12 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
31 July 2009 20 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
15 January 2009 18 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
16 October 2008 14 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,995
26 September 2008 22 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Semi-detached Freehold £224,995
5 September 2008 , Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,995
29 August 2008 12 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £163,995
31 July 2008 8 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Semi-detached Freehold £209,995
30 June 2008 10 Kingsway Gardens, Ossett WF5 8BX Semi-detached Freehold £47,167

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 8BX

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 8BX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059643 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011826 Wakefield 021D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002458 Wakefield 021 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
E33012635 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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