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WF5 8HW

Ossett · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ossett
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 8HP 103 m
WF5 8HN 110 m
WF5 8HS 121 m
WF5 8QB 159 m
WF5 8QE 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 8
Latitude
53.682083
Longitude
-1.592697
British National Grid easting
427,000
British National Grid northing
420,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Ossett · E05016534
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00059652
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 025E · E01011833
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 025 · E02002462

Postcode source versions

Explore WF5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
53
Secondary
6

  1. Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    822 m

  2. Orchard Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    959 m

  3. Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,094
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,008
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Public order 150
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF5 8 residents
6,272

Age bands in WF5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,048 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

635 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,840 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,436 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    636 m

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

    SCARBOROUGH STREET, SAVILE TOWN, DEWSBURY, DEWSBURY, WF12 9AY

    ODS code B85645

    2.2 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WILLIAM STREET, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7BD

    ODS code B85620

    2.3 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    2.6 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SAVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, THE SIDINGS, DEWSBURY, WF12 9QU

    ODS code B85652

    2.7 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

    DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85004

    2.9 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    2.9 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    2.9 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.1 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.2 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

    LOCALA SAS, PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y00081

    3.2 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    3.5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.7 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.9 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

    69 PURLWELL LANE, MOUNT PLEASANT, BATLEY, WF17 7PF

    ODS code B85041

    4.0 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    4.4 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    4.6 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

    WELLINGTON HOUSE SURGERY, HENRIETTA STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DN

    ODS code B85015

    4.6 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    4.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

    RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85009

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pildacre Hill

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Pildacre Hill

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Love Lane

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Love Lane

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Westfield Drive

    BCT · Ossett

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 025E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,628 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 6 secondary schools. Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 822 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,094 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,008 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.