Map of WF5 8AF postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8AF
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (4 km)
Bus stops
Station Road Prospect Rd (SE)
Prospect Rd Illingworth Street (SW)
Bus Station stand F ()
Bus Station stand E ()
Bus Station stand D ()
Bus Station stand C ()
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 13 View
Known addresses
The Brickhouse, Prospect Road, Ossett
23 Prospect Road, Ossett
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.678952
Longitude -1.578251
Easting 427956
Northing 420359
Grid reference SE279203
UTM reference 30U 593907 5948741
what3words chromatic.anode.unhelpful
Plus code 9C5WMCHC+HM
Altitude 105 metres (345 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:11
Sunset (today) 20:56
Distance away
Distance to sea 57.8 KMs (35.9 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 February 2025
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) 15
Households (2011) 9
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,711 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)OssettE63008081
Census output area (2021)E00059658
Census output area (2011)E00059658
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 021FE01011828
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 021FE01011828
Middle layer super output area (2021)Ossett NorthE02002458
Middle layer super output area (2011)Ossett NorthE02002458
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £194,966
Annual change 2.8%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
23 Prospect Road, OssettTerraced (freehold)Apr 2022£225,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2018£124,000
The Brickhouse, Prospect Road, OssettOther (freehold)Aug 2019£155,000


View all properties sold in the WF5 8 sector

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