The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8DR

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 8DR

Holme Leas Drive - 19 properties, USRN 41801974

Holme Way - 1 property, USRN 41801976

Holme Field - 1 property, USRN 41801977

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6864 / 53°41'11"N

Longitude: -1.5901 / 1°35'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593111 5949555

OS Easting: 427171

OS Northing: 421181

OS Grid: SE271211

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTBT.K8

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.KL1S

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCP5+HX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq94

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

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 8DR on Saturday 27 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:07
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) 00:11
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 8DR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8DR

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 March 2022 4 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
8 July 2011 15 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £124,995
3 April 2007 27 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
9 September 2004 25 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £129,950
27 August 2004 27 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
4 August 2004 11 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £104,000
7 June 2004 6 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
17 February 2000 3 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
23 April 1999 13 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
27 February 1998 15 Holme Leas Drive, Ossett WF5 8DR Semi-detached Freehold £40,000

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 8DR

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 8DR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059648 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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