Latitude: 53.6694 / 53°40'9"N
Longitude: -1.5882 / 1°35'17"W
OS Eastings: 427308
OS Northings: 419297
OS Grid: SE273192
Mapcode National: GBR KVB0.ZB
Mapcode Global: WHCB4.K1Y8
Plus Code: 9C5WMC96+QP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq90
What Three Birds: vulture.vireo.godwit
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WF5 8LT is a primarily residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £77,769 to £650,000 with an average of £163,288.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,900 to £122,000 with an average of £62,450. The most common recorded business types are Workshop and Garage.
In the 2011 census, there were 13 people resident in WF5 8LT, of which 8 were male and 5 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF5 8LT is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 8LT is approximately 39m (128ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF5 8LT
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 8LT
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 8LT
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 8LT include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 8LT 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 8LT.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 8LT.
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Foundation School
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 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
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5PS
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
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
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
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.