Map of WF5 8AS postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8AS
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (4 km)
Bus stops
Queen Street Queens Terr (NW)
Prospect Rd Illingworth Street (SW)
The Green Southdale Road (S)
Station Road Prospect Rd (SE)
The Green Healey Road (N)
The Green Healey Road (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 20 View
Known addresses
6 Queen Street, Ossett
10 Queen Street, Ossett
12 Queen Street, Ossett
17 Queen Street, Ossett
19 Queen Street, Ossett
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.676692
Longitude -1.580078
Easting 427837
Northing 420107
Grid reference SE278201
UTM reference 30U 593792 5948487
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Plus code 9C5WMCG9+MX
Altitude 98 metres (320 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:24
Sunset (today) 15:57
Distance away
Distance to sea 57.9 KMs (36 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Ossett E05001454
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Ossett and Denby Dale E14001418
MPJade BotterillLabour
Police forceWest Yorkshire
Water companyYorkshire Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Wakefield
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 2024
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 22
Households (2011) 12
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
15,541 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£38,900
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OssettE63008081
Census output area (2021)E00059667
Census output area (2011)E00059667
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 025BE01011830
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 025BE01011830
Middle layer super output area (2021)Ossett WestE02002462
Middle layer super output area (2011)Ossett WestE02002462
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £188,550
Annual change 0.1%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
19 Queen Street, OssettOther (freehold)Mar 2023£220,000
12 Queen Street, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2019£165,000
17 Queen Street, OssettDetached (freehold)Jun 2012£115,000
6 Queen Street, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2001£66,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 1998£40,000
10 Queen Street, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 1997£54,000


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