The UK Postcode Database

WF5 8LQ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF5 8LQ 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 8LQ

Broomcroft Road - 21 properties, USRN 41800530

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6721 / 53°40'19"N

Longitude: -1.5779 / 1°34'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593946 5947976

OS Easting: 427984

OS Northing: 419591

OS Grid: SE279195

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTFZ.5D

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.QYTS

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCCC+RR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq01

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): 21909 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF5 8LQ on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:10
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:08
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:10 to 04:10
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 02:19
Moon Rises 21:06

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

Residential Property Sales in WF5 8LQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 June 2024 53 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £117,500
24 May 2024 50 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
29 September 2022 59 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £153,000
24 March 2022 59 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Other property type Freehold £135,000
8 January 2018 55 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £107,000
25 May 2017 53 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £94,000
27 February 2017 55 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
11 January 2017 63 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
16 August 2013 51 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
18 December 2009 57 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,750
4 August 2009 50 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
24 August 2007 51 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
29 November 2006 51 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £106,000
17 November 2006 58 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £108,950
31 May 2006 55 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £94,000
28 November 2005 65 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £84,500
1 July 2005 54 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,950
7 July 2004 57 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,500
28 November 2003 51 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
19 December 2002 55 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,000
6 September 2002 56 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,000
28 June 2002 50 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,950
19 February 2002 58 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
28 September 2001 57 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,500
15 December 2000 61 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,950
24 January 2000 58 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £44,500
29 October 1999 51 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,500
7 May 1999 50 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,950
31 March 1999 58 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £39,000
18 December 1998 54 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,250
20 July 1998 54 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,500
20 April 1998 48 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,500
31 October 1997 59 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,000
28 June 1996 53 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,500
15 March 1996 46 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £36,650
15 December 1995 58 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Semi-detached Freehold £35,500
7 April 1995 61 Broomcroft Road, Ossett WF5 8LQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000

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 8LQ

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 8LQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059629 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011829 Wakefield 025A 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
E33012650 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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