WF5 9BE

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ossett
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 9BX 98 m
WF5 9AE 128 m
WF5 9TH 157 m
WF5 9TT 195 m
WF5 9SQ 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 9BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9
Latitude
53.681059
Longitude
-1.550073
British National Grid easting
429,816
British National Grid northing
420,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060124
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 026E · E01011918
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 026 · E02002463

Postcode source versions

Explore WF5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Posthouse Wakefield, Queens Drive, Ossett, WF5 9BE 1 September 2014 £3,200,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
66
Primary
43
Secondary
7
  1. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School

    Foundation school

    979 m
  2. Ossett South Parade Primary

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Towngate Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,065
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Public order 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF5 9 residents
6,553

Age bands in WF5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,189 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

1,721 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,701 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,142 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    2.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    2.1 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.1 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.3 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.7 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.2 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    4.2 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    4.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.9 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    5.0 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.0 miles
  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.0 miles
  • Silkwood Park

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.1 miles
  • Silkwood Park

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.1 miles
  • Roundwood Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lupset

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 026E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,426 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 979 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,065 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

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