WF5 8BX maps, stats, and open data

WF5 8BX lies on Kingsway Gardens in Ossett. WF5 8BX 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 September 2008.

WF5 8BX maps

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

WF5 8BX 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 8BX geodata

Easting	427245
Northing	421700
Latitude	53.691058
Longitude	-1.588900

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF5 8BX?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF5 8BX 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF5 8BX

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thorpe View	494m
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 Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF5 8BX

Kingsway Leeds Road (Kingsway)	Ossett	21m
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (Dewsbury Road)	Ossett	23m
Kingsway Leeds Road (Kingsway)	Ossett	36m
Dewsbury Road Ashleigh Gdns (Dewsbury Road)	Ossett	80m
Swithenbank Avenue Hillcrest Ave (Swithenbank Avenue)	Gawthorpe	263m

Nearest railway stations to WF5 8BX

Dewsbury Station	2.9km
Batley Station	3.1km
Ravensthorpe Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF5 8BX

Broadband access in WF5 8BX (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 8BX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	34.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	73.33Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF5 8BX (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 8BX

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Source: Ofcom
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WF5 8BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	109,347
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,935
Median (kWh/meter)	10,943

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	32,769
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,277
Median (kWh/meter)	3,384

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF5 8BX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF5 8BX.
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 8BX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

4 Kingsway Mews

98m

Ossett Childcare Pre-School

Logic Works

147m

Munchies Sandwich Bar

The Old Chapel

192m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Leeds Road	17:00	11:00	83m
Swithenbank Ave/Lodge Hill	17:00	11:00	273m
23 High Street	17:00	11:00	400m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF5 8BX

Facility	Distance
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	378m
Gawthorpe Recreation Ground Chidswell Lane, Ossett Grass Pitches	561m
Church Street Recreation Ground Dale Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	994m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF5 8BX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP	Primary	356m
Orchard Primary Academy Princess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT	Primary	844m
Highfield School Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS	Not applicable	872m

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WF5 8BX ITL and WF5 8BX 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 8BX:

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 8BX 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 8BX:

	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 8BX

WF5 9PL	Dewsbury Road	47m
WF5 8EH	Kingsway	72m
WF5 8RY	Kings Lea	87m
WF5 8BU	Kingsway Mews	97m
WF5 9PN	Ashleigh Gardens	97m
WF5 8EF	Kingsway	109m
WF5 9PR	Moorlands Avenue	119m
WF5 9QA	Leeds Road	136m
WF5 9PJ	Stithy Street	142m
WF5 9PP	Hillcrest Avenue	145m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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