Latitude: 53.6675 / 53°40'2"N
Longitude: -1.5748 / 1°34'29"W
OS Eastings: 428193
OS Northings: 419083
OS Grid: SE281190
Mapcode National: GBR KVF1.V1
Mapcode Global: WHCB4.S29S
Plus Code: 9C5WMC8G+X3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq10
What Three Birds: bobolink.jaeger.cowbird
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WF5 0SQ is a residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B, C and D.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached, terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £112,115 to £1,166,538 with an average of £216,892.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1976 and 1982 and between 1967 and 1975.
4% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly 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 65 people resident in WF5 0SQ, of which 34 were male and 31 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF5 0SQ is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 0SQ is approximately 87m (285ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 0SQ
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 0SQ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF5 0SQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 0SQ 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
Horbury and South Ossett
Councillors
Darren Byford (Labour)
Gillian Cruise (Conservative)
Simon Fishwick (Conservative)
Deb Nicholls (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 0SQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 0SQ.
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0BE
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Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
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
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5PS
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
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Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.