Map of WF5 8BH postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8BH
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (4 km)
Bus stops
Bus Station stand F ()
Bus Station stand E ()
Bus Station stand D ()
Bus Station stand C ()
Bus Station stand B ()
Bus Station stand A ()
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 27 View
Known addresses
8 New Street, Ossett
10 New Street, Ossett
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
First 100 businesses shown
Geography
Latitude 53.679528
Longitude -1.578245
Easting 427956
Northing 420423
Grid reference SE279204
UTM reference 30U 593906 5948805
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Plus code 9C5WMCHC+RP
Altitude 105 metres (343 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:38
Sunset (today) 21:35
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 June 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
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 £197,971
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
10 New Street, OssettTerraced (freehold)Oct 2022£133,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2000£35,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 1995£36,000
8 New Street, OssettTerraced (freehold)Nov 1999£48,000


View all properties sold in the WF5 8 sector

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