Map of WF5 8ED postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8ED
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (3 km)
Bus stops
Kingsway Deneside (S)
Kingsway Leeds Road (N)
Kingsway Leeds Road (S)
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (NW)
Kingsway Holme Field (S)
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
199 Kingsway, Ossett
201 Kingsway, Ossett
203 Kingsway, Ossett
205 Kingsway, Ossett
207 Kingsway, Ossett
211 Kingsway, Ossett
213 Kingsway, Ossett
215 Kingsway, Ossett
254 Kingsway, Ossett
256 Kingsway, Ossett
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.688698
Longitude -1.589223
Easting 427225
Northing 421439
Grid reference SE272214
UTM reference 30U 593161 5949811
what3words giant.penny.dimes
Plus code 9C5WMCQ6+F8
Altitude 110 metres (360 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:36
Sunset (today) 21:40
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 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
Population (2011) 26
Households (2011) 12
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)E00059647
Census output area (2011)E00059647
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 £197,971
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
199 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)May 2018£495,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2013£182,500
256 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2018£262,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2009£195,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2001£71,950
215 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Oct 2016£295,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2014£250,000
205 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2013£127,500
203 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)May 2006£175,000
207 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Feb 2006£185,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1997£20,000
254 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2005£155,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1999£63,000
211 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Jul 2004£310,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2002£239,500
Detached (freehold)Sep 1996£126,000
213 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Aug 1998£115,000
201 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Mar 1997£71,820


View all properties sold in the WF5 8 sector

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