Map of WF5 8DX postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8DX
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (3 km)
Bus stops
Kingsway Deneside (N)
Kingsway Holme Field (S)
Kingsway Holme Field (N)
Kingsway Leeds Road (N)
Kingsway Leeds Road (S)
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 12 View
Known addresses
228 Kingsway, Ossett
230 Kingsway, Ossett
232 Kingsway, Ossett
238 Kingsway, Ossett
242 Kingsway, Ossett
244 Kingsway, Ossett
246 Kingsway, Ossett
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.687869
Longitude -1.588549
Easting 427270
Northing 421347
Grid reference SE272213
UTM reference 30U 593207 5949719
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Plus code 9C5WMCQ6+4H
Altitude 113 metres (369 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:07
Sunset (today) 21:00
Distance away
Distance to sea 58.5 KMs (36.3 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) 27
Households (2011) 10
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
24,232 / 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)E00059648
Census output area (2011)E00059648
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 021DE01011826
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 021DE01011826
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
238 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2021£249,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2011£173,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2000£59,950
244 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2015£173,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2015£167,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2010£161,000
228 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2009£175,000
242 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2008£185,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2005£154,950
246 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)May 2003£110,000
232 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)May 1997£57,000
230 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 1996£59,995


View all properties sold in the WF5 8 sector

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