WF5 9AU
a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.6962 / 53°41'46"N
Longitude: -1.5961 / 1°35'46"W
OS Eastings: 426765
OS Northings: 422272
OS Grid: SE267222
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR KT9P.7R
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.GC58
Plus Code: 9C5WMCW3+FH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq87
What Three Birds: nightjar.gull.kite
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Owl Lane, Ossett WF5 9AU
Summary
WF5 9AU is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Ossett, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £131,235 to £402,212 with an average of £253,395.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
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 C.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,950 to £440,000 with an average of £72,679. The most common recorded business types are Factory and Garage.
Ossett is a town, which had a population of 21,231 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 33 people resident in WF5 9AU, of which 17 were male and 16 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 9AU is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 9AU is approximately 113m (371ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF5 9AU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 9AU
8a1: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Transitions
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 9AU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF5 9AU include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WF5 9AU 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)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF5 9AU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF5 9AU.
Primary
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7HP
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Bendigo Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7LX
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
High Street, Hanging Heaton, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6DW
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8JF
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Good
Secondary
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
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
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
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Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD
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Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.