Latitude: 53.6736 / 53°40'25"N
Longitude: -1.578 / 1°34'40"W
OS Eastings: 427979
OS Northings: 419764
OS Grid: SE279197
Mapcode National: GBR KTFY.5V
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.QXSM
Plus Code: 9C5WMCFC+CR
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq01
What Three Birds: guillemot.pintail.crow
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF5 8BL is a residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in June 2008.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £138,070 to £144,787 with an average of £141,428.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006 and from 2007 onwards.
50% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Ossett is a town, which had a population of 21,231 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 8 people resident in WF5 8BL, of which 4 were male and 4 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF5 8BL is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 8BL is approximately 90m (295ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 8BL
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 8BL
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF5 8BL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 8BL are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Ossett
Councillors
Nick Farmer (Conservative)
Tony Homewood (Independent)
Olivia Rowley (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wakefield
MP
Imran Ahmad Khan (Independent)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF5 8BL.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 8BL.
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8BA
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0BE
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road, South Parade, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DZ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Kettlethorpe High School, A Specialist Maths and Computing College
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.