Latitude: 53.6849 / 53°41'5"N
Longitude: -1.5901 / 1°35'24"W
OS Eastings: 427168
OS Northings: 421021
OS Grid: SE271210
Mapcode National: GBR KTBT.JS
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.KM0X
Plus Code: 9C5WMCM5+XX
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq94
What Three Birds: nutcracker.hawfinch.duck
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF5 8RQ is a residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1991.
The most common council tax bands are E and D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £27,095 to £456,041 with an average of £293,372.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1991 and 1995 and between 1983 and 1990.
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.
Ossett is a town, which had a population of 21,231 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 66 people resident in WF5 8RQ, of which 34 were male and 32 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF5 8RQ is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 8RQ is approximately 117m (384ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 8RQ
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 8RQ
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 8RQ include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 8RQ 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 8RQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 8RQ.
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9DG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8BA
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8JF
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 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.