Map of WF5 8EP postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode WF5 8EP
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (4 km)
Bus stops
Kingsway Dale Street (NW)
Prospect Rd Illingworth Street (SW)
Wesley St Ventnor Way (E)
Bus Station stand A ()
Bus Station stand B ()
Bus Station stand C ()
Known addresses
2 Bank Street, Ossett
Main property type Flat
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.679507
Longitude -1.580183
Easting 427828
Northing 420420
Grid reference SE278204
UTM reference 30U 593778 5948800
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Plus code 9C5WMCH9+RW
Altitude 106 metres (349 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:59
Sunset (today) 16:41
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
Date usage ended September 2016
Last updated December 2024
User type Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
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)E00059656
Census output area (2011)E00059656
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 £189,508
Annual change 0.5%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Bank Street, OssettFlat (leasehold)Mar 2020£60,000
Other (freehold)May 2019£151,000


View all properties sold in the WF5 8 sector

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