The UK Postcode Database

WF9 5LJ

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF9 5LJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WF9 5LJ

Woodlands Crescent - 33 properties, USRN 41804583

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.619 / 53°37'8"N

Longitude: -1.3485 / 1°20'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 609234 5942400

OS Easting: 443190

OS Northing: 413802

OS Grid: SE431138

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MV0L.VF

Mapcode Global: WHDCL.892F

Open Location Code: 9C5WJM92+HH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ho88

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): 13004 / 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 WF9 5LJ 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) 23:54
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 09:49
Moon Rises 22:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF9 5LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF9 5LJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 January 2024 49 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
31 May 2022 37 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
13 December 2021 40 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
27 September 2021 39 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
28 May 2021 42 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
16 December 2019 40 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
8 November 2019 34 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
10 December 2018 63 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
4 December 2018 30 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
6 June 2014 28 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £103,000
12 October 2006 35 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £149,950
18 November 2005 42 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
17 December 2004 57 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £129,995
9 July 2004 32 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
14 November 2003 61 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,500
1 September 2003 34 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £104,000
8 August 2003 48 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
20 December 2002 32 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
6 September 2002 35 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £75,500
22 November 2001 50 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
25 August 1999 57 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £43,500
21 July 1999 28 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
29 June 1999 35 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
18 September 1998 34 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,950
13 February 1998 63 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
24 January 1997 51 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
24 January 1997 36 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
5 November 1996 59 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £20,000
28 June 1996 45 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,500
29 March 1996 34 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
17 March 1995 30 Woodlands Crescent, Hemsworth, Pontefract WF9 5LJ Semi-detached Freehold £15,000

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 5LJ

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 5LJ 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 5LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059437 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011787 Wakefield 042A 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
E33012716 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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