The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8HY

a postcode in Wakefield

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

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Streets Associated with WF5 8HY

West Wells Road - 16 properties, USRN 41801813

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6781 / 53°40'41"N

Longitude: -1.5858 / 1°35'8"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593412 5948641

OS Easting: 427459

OS Northing: 420264

OS Grid: SE274202

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTCX.G7

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.MT24

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCH7+7M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq92

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12059 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WF5 8HY 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 8HY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8HY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 August 2021 11 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
23 July 2021 Barrowcliffe House, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £527,000
30 June 2021 Avondale House, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £395,000
10 October 2017 11 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
17 November 2016 The Coach House, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £176,000
27 May 2016 17 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £129,500
22 February 2016 15 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,000
7 January 2016 The Hollies, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £522,500
10 October 2013 13 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £95,000
27 June 2013 17 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £121,000
30 November 2012 Roseleigh, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £350,000
29 November 2012 15 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
17 July 2009 The Bungalow, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £150,000
4 January 2008 9 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Semi-detached Freehold £123,000
8 June 2007 Barrowcliffe House, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £425,000
30 March 2007 The Bungalow, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £205,000
31 July 2006 15 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Semi-detached Freehold £61,000
16 May 2006 The Coach House, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £140,000
5 May 2006 Roseleigh, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £240,000
2 December 2005 17 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,500
9 May 2005 13 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,000
30 January 2004 11 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
25 November 2002 The Hollies, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £215,000
14 June 2002 17 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,500
17 August 2000 The Hollies, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £160,000
29 September 1998 The Hollies, Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Detached Freehold £103,000
26 May 1995 17 Headlands Road, Ossett WF5 8HY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,950

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 8HY

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 8HY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059671 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011831 Wakefield 025C 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
E33012651 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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