The UK Postcode Database

WF5 9RA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF5 9RA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF5 9RA

Westcroft Drive - 12 properties, USRN 41804375

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6959 / 53°41'45"N

Longitude: -1.5891 / 1°35'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 593155 5950613

OS Easting: 427230

OS Northing: 422239

OS Grid: SE272222

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KTBP.RV

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.KCHH

Open Location Code: 9C5WMCW6+99

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq97

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): 13089 / 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 9RA on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:44
Sunrise 04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
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 9RA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF5 9RA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 March 2021 10 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Semi-detached Freehold £209,950
14 June 2019 18 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Detached Freehold £350,000
17 October 2014 24 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Detached Freehold £161,000
8 August 2014 8 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Semi-detached Freehold £141,000
21 May 2007 24 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Detached Freehold £179,995
2 March 2007 16 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Detached Freehold £185,000
17 June 2004 10 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Semi-detached Freehold £134,950
12 May 2004 18 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Detached Freehold £190,000
22 November 2000 4 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
31 July 1997 10 Westcroft Drive, Ossett WF5 9RA Semi-detached Freehold £55,000

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 9RA

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 9RA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059634 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011823 Wakefield 021A 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
E33012632 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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