WF9 5BJ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in June 2008

WF9 5BJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF9 5BJ

Ashwood Court - 18 properties, USRN 41806587

Hoyle Mill Road - 1 property, USRN 41802033

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6314 / 53°37'53"N

Longitude: -1.3758 / 1°22'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 607401 5943740

OS Easting: 441377

OS Northing: 415167

OS Grid: SE413151

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LVTF.YZ

Mapcode Global: WHDCC.VZ1G

Open Location Code: 9C5WJJJF+HM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93hp41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4995 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WF9 5BJ 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)	13:10
Sunset	21:35
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:27
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:55

Hours of daylight today	04:14 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 5BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF9 5BJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 October 2021	4 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,000
8 February 2019	1 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
19 December 2018	1 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
21 September 2018	10 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
18 July 2018	8 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
18 July 2018	24 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
14 June 2018	10 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
16 March 2018	7 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£133,000
3 February 2017	11 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£96,500
28 October 2016	20 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£119,500
12 September 2016	12 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£103,950
30 June 2016	12 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
21 January 2015	10 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000
19 August 2014	7 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
21 February 2014	12 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
5 July 2013	20 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£102,500
13 January 2012	16 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£124,950
24 June 2011	14 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
31 March 2011	22 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£131,500
14 January 2011	6 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
30 July 2010	18 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£133,000
22 December 2009	1 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
18 September 2009	16 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
28 November 2008	24 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
21 October 2008	8 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,000
26 September 2008	4 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£146,950
26 September 2008	5 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
30 July 2008	2 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
30 May 2008	7 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
20 May 2008	9 Ashwood Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5BJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£134,750

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 5BJ

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 5BJ 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 5BJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059461		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01011785	Wakefield 039A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002476	Wakefield 039	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
E33012711		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
E63008152	Fitzwilliam and Kinsley	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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