WF7 6BY

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980

WF7 6BY	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 WF7 6BY

Whinney Lane - 55 properties, USRN 41804452

Weeland Road - 1 property, USRN 41804282

Red Lane - 1 property, USRN 41805044

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6757 / 53°40'32"N

Longitude: -1.3986 / 1°23'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 605783 5948634

OS Easting: 439828

OS Northing: 420083

OS Grid: SE398200

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LTPY.02

Mapcode Global: WHDC5.HW70

Open Location Code: 9C5WMJG2+7H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93hq22

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

rural village
a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7458 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF7 6BY on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:02
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:42
Sunrise	04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:07
Sunset	21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:13

Hours of daylight today	04:05 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:10 to 04:06
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:03
Moon Rises	14:17

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF7 6BY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF7 6BY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
12 May 2023	7 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
2 December 2022	35 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
12 October 2022	33 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
23 June 2022	31a Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£321,500
2 June 2021	13 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
22 January 2021	35 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£57,000
27 January 2020	31a Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
17 June 2019	31 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£145,000
3 July 2015	13 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£182,500
31 May 2012	39 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
7 June 2010	41 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£82,000
11 April 2007	29 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
16 March 2007	33 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£109,000
20 June 2006	2 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£124,000
28 February 2005	4 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
22 October 2004	17 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£224,995
28 May 2004	29 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£136,500
29 March 2004	31 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,000
14 October 2003	7 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£117,950
31 October 2001	33 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£21,500
8 October 1998	29 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£75,000
23 January 1998	3 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£47,000
3 May 1996	31 Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract WF7 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£38,000

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 WF7 6BY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Featherstone

Councillors

Steve Vickers Labour

Maureen Tennant-King Labour

Scott Haslam Labour

WF7 6BY also falls within the Civil Parish of Featherstone, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF7 6BY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059375		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01011776	Wakefield 024B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002461	Wakefield 024	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04013427	Featherstone	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2024	DLUHC
E05001449	Featherstone	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
E14001383	Normanton and Hemsworth	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
E33012646		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
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
E63008082	Streethouse	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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