Latitude: 53.6707 / 53°40'14"N
Longitude: -1.5741 / 1°34'26"W
OS Eastings: 428234
OS Northings: 419438
OS Grid: SE282194
Mapcode National: GBR KTGZ.0X
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.SZLW
Plus Code: 9C5WMCCG+78
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq10
What Three Birds: capercaillie.ibis.shearwater
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WF5 0BL 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 C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £97,500 to £2,494,446 with an average of £466,831.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are E and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,700 to £4,800 with an average of £3,667. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Hairdressing Salon.
Ossett is a town, which had a population of 21,231 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 22 people resident in WF5 0BL, of which 11 were male and 11 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 0BL is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF5 0BL is approximately 88m (289ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF5 0BL
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF5 0BL
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF5 0BL
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 0BL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF5 0BL 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
Horbury and South Ossett
Councillors
Darren Byford (Labour)
Gillian Cruise (Conservative)
Simon Fishwick (Conservative)
Gwen Page (Labour)
Deb Nicholls (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 0BL.
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 0BL.
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0BE
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Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DQ
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8LB
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 7
Outstanding
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 8BA
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road, South Parade, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DZ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
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Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
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
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.