WF5 9RL

Ossett · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 9RW 57 m
WF5 9SF 94 m
WF5 9RN 109 m
WF5 9RJ 119 m
WF5 9QX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 9RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9
Latitude
53.695348
Longitude
-1.586875
British National Grid easting
427,376
British National Grid northing
422,178

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
E00059636
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 021A · E01011823
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 021 · E02002458

Postcode source versions

Explore WF5

54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, High Street, Ossett, WF5 9RL 13 March 2026 £113,000
52c, High Street, Ossett, WF5 9RL 30 January 2024 £194,000
36, High Street, Ossett, WF5 9RL 1 April 2022 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
54
Secondary
8
  1. Gawthorpe Community Academy

    Academy converter

    251 m
  2. Highfield School

    Foundation special school

    415 m
  3. Orchard Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 859
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 152
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
108

57 female, 51 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
3.9
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

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
97%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
72.7%

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

23

within 5 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    1.6 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    2.2 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    2.2 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    2.3 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    3.0 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.1 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.1 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.2 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.2 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.4 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    3.6 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    3.7 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    3.8 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    3.9 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    3.9 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, 130 COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5ED

    ODS code B85008

    4.0 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    4.2 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    4.3 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    4.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ossett Bypass Bridge

    BCT · Gawthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Ossett Bypass Bridge

    BCT · Gawthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Gawthorpe Academy

    BCT · Gawthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Gawthorpe Academy

    BCT · Gawthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Swithenbank Avenue

    BCT · Gawthorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 021A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,853 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £130,000 from 5 recorded sales in WF5 9RL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 8 secondary schools. Gawthorpe Community Academy is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 859 events.

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