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WF5 8AF, Ossett

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Average sold price
£179,750
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,297
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%

Sold prices in WF5 8AF

AddressDatePriceType
23, Prospect Road17 Feb 2025£215,000Terraced
23, Prospect Road26 Apr 2022£225,000Terraced
The Brickhouse, Prospect Road30 Aug 2019£155,000Other
23, Prospect Road15 Feb 2018£124,000Terraced

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.

Streets in WF5 8AF

Schools near WF5 8AF

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary–0.2 mi
Dimple Well Infant School and NurseryPrimaryGood0.3 mi
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary–0.4 mi
Towngate Primary AcademyPrimary–0.5 mi
South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimaryGood0.6 mi
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeSecondaryGood0.6 mi

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Living in WF5 8AF

Nearest stations

  • Dewsbury station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Batley station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Iceland 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 0.2 mi
  • Lidl 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • As Carlton Ltd 0.1 mi
  • Everest Pharmacy - Ossett 0.2 mi
  • Ossett Pharmacy 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Practice 0.1 mi
  • Wesley Dental Care 0.1 mi
  • Ossett Dental Care 0.1 mi

GP surgeries

  • Ossett Surgery 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Croft 1.7 mi
  • Savile Town Medical Ctr. 1.9 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Wakefield (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Who lives in WF5 8AF

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian52.2%49%
No religion39.1%41.3%
Not answered7.5%5.4%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Muslim0.4%3.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.7%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.3%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications25.8%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.4%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.7%6.5%
Other qualifications3%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health43.2%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health17.4%14.5%
Bad health5.4%5.1%
Very bad health1.6%1.5%

Occupation

HereWakefield
Professional occupations16%15%
Associate professional and technical occupations13.8%12.2%
Skilled trades occupations12.2%10.7%
Managers, directors and senior officials11.7%10.5%
Elementary occupations10.7%14.9%
Administrative and secretarial occupations9.3%9.3%
Sales and customer service occupations9.3%7.9%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations8.7%9.6%
Process, plant and machine operatives8.3%10.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household39.4%41.7%
No cars or vans in household34.3%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household19.1%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%8%

Economic activity

HereWakefield
Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.8%58.7%
Economically inactive47.6%39.8%
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%1.5%

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

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