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Sowood Avenue, Ossett

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sowood Avenue, Ossett · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ossett/sowood-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF5 0DD, WF5 0DB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£200,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£157,878
41 sales
Price range
£39k – £315k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
WF5 0DB

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At a glance

House prices£201k average15% below the Ossett average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station58 min walkWakefield Westgate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 47 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

41 property sales on Sowood Avenue, Ossett have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £200,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £154,375. Average sale prices rose from £127,500 in 2016 to £151,500 in 2026 (+19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% below the Ossett average of £237,456 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% terraced, 39% semi-detached, 2% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sowood Avenue range from £39,000 to £315,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 48 streets in Ossett with at least two sales in the last year, Sowood Avenue ranks 27th for average price.

House prices on Sowood Avenue compared

Sowood Avenue£200,750
WF5 postcode area£237,456
Ossett£237,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £127,500 (2 sales)2016£128k2017: £122,400 (5 sales)2017£122k2018: £114,800 (5 sales)2018£115k2019: £159,667 (3 sales)2019£160k2020: £134,750 (4 sales)2020£135k2021: £155,750 (4 sales)2021£156k2022: £176,375 (4 sales)2022£176k2023: £161,250 (4 sales)2023£161k2024: £215,000 (3 sales)2024£215k2025: £218,500 (5 sales)2025£219k2026: £151,500 (2 sales)2026£152k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced24£154,37513 Apr 2026
Semi-detached16£163,3138 May 2026
Detached1£155,00024 Sep 2019

Sold prices on Sowood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
67, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 8 May 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 13 Apr 2026£133,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 16 Dec 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 11 Nov 2025£185,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 10 Oct 2025£170,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 12 Sep 2025£202,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 23 May 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 29 Nov 2024£245,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 22 Mar 2024£200,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 15 Feb 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 17 Oct 2023£110,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 3 Jul 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 2 May 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 28 Apr 2023£155,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 22 Feb 2023£175,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 16 Dec 2022£160,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 25 Nov 2022£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 9 Sep 2022£167,500 TerracedFreehold
76, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 18 Jul 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 30 Jun 2022£193,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 3 Dec 2021£175,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 30 Sep 2021£152,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 4 May 2021£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 29 Jan 2021£172,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 8 Jan 2021£103,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 20 Nov 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 25 Sep 2020£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 21 Aug 2020£101,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 28 May 2020£153,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 24 Sep 2019£155,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 24 May 2019£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 13 Mar 2019£179,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 14 Dec 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 13 Jul 2018£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 11 Jun 2018£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 12 Apr 2018£125,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 23 Mar 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 16 Feb 2018£39,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 3 Nov 2017£125,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 3 Nov 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 6 Oct 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
112, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 30 Jun 2017£130,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 9 Jun 2017£119,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 5 Jun 2017£96,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 26 May 2017£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DB 26 Oct 2016£135,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Sowood Avenue WF5 0DD 14 Jul 2016£120,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
30, Sowood Avenue £179,000 (Mar 2019) → £315,000 (Dec 2025) +76%
over 7 yrs
5, Sowood Avenue £142,000 (May 2017) → £172,500 (May 2021) → £202,500 (Sep 2025) +43%
over 8 yrs
102, Sowood Avenue £119,000 (Jun 2017) → £175,000 (Dec 2021) → £245,000 (Nov 2024) +106%
over 7 yrs
82, Sowood Avenue £172,500 (Jan 2021) → £200,000 (Mar 2024) +16%
over 3 yrs
18, Sowood Avenue £105,000 (Jun 2018) → £160,000 (Dec 2018) → £200,000 (Feb 2024) +90%
over 6 yrs
42, Sowood Avenue £101,000 (Aug 2020) → £160,000 (Dec 2022) → £150,000 (May 2023) +49%
over 3 yrs
15, Sowood Avenue £145,000 (May 2019) → £153,000 (May 2020) +6%
over 1 yr
84, Sowood Avenue £96,000 (Jun 2017) → £39,000 (Feb 2018) -59%
over under a year

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Schools near Sowood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 138 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
South Ossett Infant Academy 71 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College 1,699 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery 161 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 336 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Ossett South Parade Primary 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hall Cliffe School 86 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.7 mi
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 125 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Wakefield Westgate station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Dewsbury station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Ravensthorpe station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Horbury Road Sowood Grange (Horbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Horbury Rd South Terrace (Horbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Sowood Lane (SW bound, Sowood Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sowood Lane (Sowood Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ossett Surgery
    Ossett Health Village, Kingsway, Ossett · 1.0 mi
  • Orchard Croft
    Cluntergate, Horbury, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • Middlestown
    Middlestown Medical Centre, New Road, Wakefield · 1.7 mi
  • Lupset Health Centre
    George-A-Green Court, Wakefield · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys South Parade Local · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Ossett · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Horbury · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ossett · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • As Carlton Ltd · 0.8 mi
  • Everest Pharmacy - Ossett · 1.0 mi
  • Mwp Horbury Ltd · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Wesley Dental Care · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Ossett Dental Care · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.1%62.5%
Private rented8.9%20.3%
Social rented10.1%17.1%
Households676

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.7%64.1%
Aged 65+19.5%18.6%
Residents1,639

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Wakefield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Sowood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.6%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian49.1%49%
No religion45.1%41.3%
Not answered4.9%5.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Muslim0.2%3.2%
Sikh0.2%0.1%
Jewish0.1%–
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK97%91.5%
Born outside the UK3%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above31.2%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.9%16.3%
No qualifications16.1%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.5%6.5%
Other qualifications1.7%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health53.2%44.7%
Good health32.2%34.3%
Fair health11.5%14.5%
Bad health2.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household37.6%27.4%
No cars or vans in household11.1%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wakefield.

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