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England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#15541
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period
England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#15541
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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England
Country
🏙️
Wakefield
Local Authority
🗺️
Ossett
Ward
🚶
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeWF5 8AY
🌐Latitude53.6780
🌐Longitude-1.5779
📐OS Easting427,977
📐OS Northing420,253
🌍RegionYorkshire and The Humber
🏔️National ParkEngland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaOssett
🤝Local EnterpriseLeeds City Region
🌍ITL RegionWakefield

Administrative Information

🏛️
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Ossett and Denby Dale E14001418
Constituency
E14001418
🚔
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardOssett
🗳️Constituency codeE14001418
🗳️EU Electoral RegionYorkshire and The Humber
🏘️ParishWakefield, unparished area
🌍International Territorial LevelWakefield

Health & NHS

🏥
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
🎗️
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber
🩺NHS RegionNorth East and Yorkshire
💊Integrated Care BoardNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgWakefield District
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
🎗️Cancer AllianceWest Yorkshire and Harrogate

Statistical Areas

📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 025B E01011830
E01011830
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 025 E02002462
E02002462
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 025B E01011830
E01011830
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 025 E02002462
E02002462
🏙️
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15541
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 15541 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,391
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,393
Christian52.1%
No religion39.2%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,392
35–4920.4%
50–6419.7%
65–7413.1%
75–8411.3%
25–348.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%

Households

Total households: 722
Any member 66+26.6%
Other21.2%
All members 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 6 other households · 22.3%

Sun & Time Information

5:59 AM6:25 PM
🌅
5:59 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:25 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:59 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:25 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF5 8AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 15541
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011830 and MSOA E02002462 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF5 8AY is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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