The UK Postcode Database

WF9 2SW

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF9 2SW 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 WF9 2SW

Chapel Lane - 25 properties, USRN 41800713

Hacking Lane - 1 property, USRN 41801682

High Street - 1 property, USRN 41801874

Meadow Court - 1 property, USRN 41802605

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5961 / 53°35'46"N

Longitude: -1.2815 / 1°16'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 613733 5939961

OS Easting: 447654

OS Northing: 411300

OS Grid: SE476113

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MVHV.CM

Mapcode Global: WHDCM.9W10

Open Location Code: 9C5WHPW9+FC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93io63

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15716 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF9 2SW on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:25
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:35
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:26
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:53
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:05
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:05 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 11:10
Moon Rises 22:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF9 2SW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF9 2SW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 April 2021 Woodlands, Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Detached Freehold £280,000
14 May 2020 26 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
24 May 2019 36 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
25 October 2016 38 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
4 January 2016 38 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £77,500
10 December 2015 36 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
7 October 2008 1 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
15 December 2006 Woodlands, Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Detached Freehold £229,000
10 November 2006 20 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
25 May 2006 16 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
2 May 2003 3 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,350
20 October 2000 22 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £24,450
20 April 2000 28 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,945
9 October 1998 38 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £34,950
3 June 1996 38 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £35,000
3 May 1996 36 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
24 November 1995 3 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,000
26 May 1995 34 Chapel Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2SW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,500

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 WF9 2SW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Councillors

Stan Bates Independent

Michelle Collins Labour

Steve Tulley Labour

WF9 2SW also falls within the Civil Parish of South Elmsall, 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 WF9 2SW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059803 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011860 Wakefield 044A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002481 Wakefield 044 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013431 South Elmsall Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2024 DLUHC
E05001457 South Elmsall and South Kirkby 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
E33012726 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
E63008195 South Elmsall 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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