WF5 8BU maps, stats, and open data

WF5 8BU lies on Kingsway Mews in Ossett. WF5 8BU is located in the Ossett electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since April 2009.

WF5 8BU maps

WF5 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF5 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF5 8BU geodata

Easting	427310
Northing	421628
Latitude	53.690392
Longitude	-1.587919

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF5 8BU?

Street	Kingsway Mews
Town/City	Ossett
Country	England
Postcode District	WF5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF5 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF5 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Ossett
Constituency	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF5 8BU

20, KINGSWAY MEWS, OSSETT, WF5 8BU 2009 27 NOV £190,000

➜ Ossett house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF5 8BU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thorpe View	413m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kingsway Gardens	50m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Kingsway Gardens	50m
➜ Kingsway Mews crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF5 8BU

Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (Dewsbury Road)	Ossett	55m
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (Dewsbury Road)	Ossett	87m
Kingsway Leeds Road (Kingsway)	Ossett	95m
Kingsway Leeds Road (Kingsway)	Ossett	102m
Dewsbury Road Flying Horse (Dewsbury Road)	Ossett	184m

Nearest railway stations to WF5 8BU

Dewsbury Station	3km
Batley Station	3.2km
Ravensthorpe Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF5 8BU

Broadband access in WF5 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF5 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	40.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	74.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF5 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF5 8BU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF5 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF5 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	220,752
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,797
Median (kWh/meter)	13,532

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	58,876
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,205
Median (kWh/meter)	3,802

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF5 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF5 8BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

24.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF5 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF5 8BU (meters)

Slimming World

4 Kingsway Mews

Munchies Sandwich Bar

The Old Chapel

100m

Indus Indian Takeaway

187 Dewsbury Road

100m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF5 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Leeds Road	17:00	11:00	177m
Swithenbank Ave/Lodge Hill	17:00	11:00	250m
106 Church Street	17:00	11:15	332m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF5 8BU

Facility	Distance
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	468m
Gawthorpe Recreation Ground Chidswell Lane, Ossett Grass Pitches	646m
Church Street Recreation Ground Dale Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	897m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF5 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP	Primary	443m
Orchard Primary Academy Princess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT	Primary	892m
Highfield School Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS	Not applicable	906m

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WF5 8BU ITL and WF5 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF5 8BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE4	West Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE45	Wakefield
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000036	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WF5 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF5 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059643
LSOA	E01011826	Wakefield 021D
MSOA	E02002458	Wakefield 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF5 8BU

WF5 9PZ	Lady Close	57m
WF5 8EF	Kingsway	64m
WF5 8BX	Kingsway Gardens	97m
WF5 8EH	Kingsway	101m
WF5 9PN	Ashleigh Gardens	103m
WF5 9PE	Dewsbury Road	107m
WF5 9PL	Dewsbury Road	109m
WF5 9PJ	Stithy Street	109m
WF5 8RY	Kings Lea	131m
WF5 8EQ	Clifton Terrace	133m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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