WF5 8QU maps, stats, and open data

WF5 8QU lies on Kings Close in Ossett. WF5 8QU 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 January 1980.

WF5 8QU maps

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

Easting427400
Northing421151
Latitude53.686100
Longitude-1.586598

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF5 8QU?

StreetKings Close
Town/CityOssett
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF5
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WF5 8QU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation110m361ft

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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Politics

WardOssett
ConstituencyWakefield

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF5 8QU

2016
9 NOV
£350,000
7, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
2013
27 SEP
£174,950
6, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
2012
24 AUG
£200,000
2012
3 FEB
£275,000
2, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
2000
11 SEP
£133,500
4, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
2000
16 JUN
£125,000
5, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
1999
28 MAY
£110,000
9, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
1998
25 SEP
£97,000
14, KINGS CLOSE, OSSETT, WF5 8QU
1998
26 JUN
£112,000

➜ 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 8QU

August 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ashbrook Close211m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ashbrook Close211m
March 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ashbrook Close211m
➜ Kings Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF5 8QU

Kingsway Holme Field (Kingsway)Ossett135m
Kingsway Holme Field (Kingsway)Ossett149m
Church Street Fearnley Ave (Church Street)Ossett189m
Church Street Fearnley Ave (Church Street)Ossett193m
Church Street Ashbrook Close (Church Street)Ossett211m

Nearest railway stations to WF5 8QU

Dewsbury Station3.1km
Batley Station3.6km
Ravensthorpe Station4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF5 8QU

Broadband access in WF5 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF5 8QU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed60.0Mbps
Average download speed71.2Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.1Mbps
Average upload speed3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.98Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF5 8QU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF5 8QU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF5 8QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)267,477
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)22,290
Median (kWh/meter)20,114

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)52,927
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)4,411
Median (kWh/meter)4,431
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF5 8QU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF5 8QU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

30.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF5 8QU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Alpha & Omega Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Trinity Centre
201m
Bethany In Ossett
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Trinity Centre
201m
Let It Go Balloons
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
4 Beech Court
227m

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Nearest post box to WF5 8QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
160 Kingsway18:1511:00196m
By Woodheads Church St17:0011:15290m
106 Church Street17:0011:15334m

Nearest sports facilities to WF5 8QU

FacilityDistance
Church Street Recreation Ground
Dale Street, Ossett
Grass Pitches
520m
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Dale Street, Ossett
Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
674m
Ingfield
Prospect Road, Ossett
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
785m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF5 8QU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG
Primary542m
The Grange School
2 Milner Way, Ossett, West Yorkshire, Wakefield, WF5 9JE
Not applicable920m
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP
Primary926m

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WF5 8QU ITL and WF5 8QU 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 8QU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield

WF5 8QU 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 8QU:

CodeName
OAE00059642
LSOAE01011825Wakefield 021C
MSOAE02002458Wakefield 021

Nearest postcodes to WF5 8QU

WF5 9EUFearnley Drive58m
WF5 8ENKings Paddock63m
WF5 9EPCross Ryecroft Street109m
WF5 9ERWycliffe Street112m
WF5 8ELKings Meadow118m
WF5 9ETFearnley Avenue121m
WF5 8DPKingsway122m
WF5 9ELRyecroft Street124m
WF5 8DWKingsway141m
WF5 8DYKingsway Close147m