Map of WF5 8AG postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8AG
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (4 km)
Bus stops
New St Prospect Road (NW)
Towngate Prospect Road (W)
Towngate Prospect Road (E)
Prospect Rd New Street (NE)
Station Road Prospect Rd (SE)
Station Road Southdale Rd (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
Ossett Health Centre, New Street, Ossett
Prospect Lodge, New Street, Ossett
Main property type Other
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.678637
Longitude -1.576093
Easting 428099
Northing 420325
Grid reference SE280203
UTM reference 30U 594050 5948709
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Plus code 9C5WMCHF+FH
Altitude 104 metres (342 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:26
Distance away
Distance to sea 57.6 KMs (35.8 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) 2
Households (2011) 1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
10,572 / 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)E00059673
Census output area (2011)E00059673
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 025DE01011832
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 025DE01011832
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 £197,971
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Ossett Health Centre, New Street, OssettOther (freehold)Feb 2020£900,000
Prospect Lodge, New Street, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2001£65,000


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