Map of WF5 8EH postcode

General information
Postcode WF5 8EH
Post Town Ossett
Nearest station Dewsbury (3 km)
Bus stops
Kingsway Leeds Road (S)
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (NW)
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (SE)
Kingsway Deneside (N)
Kingsway Deneside (S)
High Street Zion St (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 17 View
Known addresses
217 Kingsway, Ossett
219 Kingsway, Ossett
241 Kingsway, Ossett
245 Kingsway, Ossett
249 Kingsway, Ossett
251 Kingsway, Ossett
253 Kingsway, Ossett
255 Kingsway, Ossett
257 Kingsway, Ossett
259 Kingsway, Ossett
263 Kingsway, Ossett
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.690487
Longitude -1.589448
Easting 427209
Northing 421638
Grid reference SE272216
UTM reference 30U 593142 5950009
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Plus code 9C5WMCR6+56
Altitude 111 metres (363 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:26
Distance away
Distance to sea 58.5 KMs (36.4 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) 39
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)E00059643
Census output area (2011)E00059643
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
241 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Mar 2025£292,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2014£218,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2012£100,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 1997£108,000
245 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Jul 2024£420,000
219 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Apr 2014£163,000
251 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2011£110,000
249 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2007£174,995
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2001£72,750
253 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2006£165,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2001£74,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 1998£60,000
257 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2005£150,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2000£59,995
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1996£49,000
259 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2004£110,000
255 Kingsway, OssettSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2001£76,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2000£69,000
263 Kingsway, OssettDetached (freehold)Sep 1998£89,000


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