The UK Postcode Database

WF9 4RJ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF9 4RJ 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 4RJ

Burntwood Bank - 20 properties, USRN 41800561

Pontefract Road - 1 property, USRN 41806535

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6048 / 53°36'17"N

Longitude: -1.3568 / 1°21'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 608727 5940809

OS Easting: 442661

OS Northing: 412218

OS Grid: SE426122

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LVZR.2H

Mapcode Global: WHDCL.4N6B

Open Location Code: 9C5WJJ3V+W7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ho75

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Older Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 2932 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF9 4RJ on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:26
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:35
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:27
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:54
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 11:11
Moon Rises 22:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF9 4RJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF9 4RJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 June 2022 4 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £170,000
24 September 2021 3 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £202,000
20 April 2012 16 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £145,000
17 March 2006 16 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £125,000
27 September 2002 18 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £95,000
27 July 2001 13 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £67,000
25 May 2000 17 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £80,000
31 October 1997 19 Burntwood Bank, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 4RJ Detached Freehold £65,000

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 WF9 4RJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Hemsworth

Councillors

Laura Jones Labour

Jakob Williamson Independent

Melanie Jones Labour

WF9 4RJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Hemsworth, 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 4RJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059837 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011865 Wakefield 042D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002479 Wakefield 042 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013428 Hemsworth Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2024 DLUHC
E05001450 Hemsworth 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
E33012719 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
E63008175 Hemsworth 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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