WF5 8BL
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Property report — WF5 8BL
Open-data due diligence for WF5 8BL and the area around it.
WF5 8BL in brief: 2 recorded sales (£119,950–£124,950) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF5 8BL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£227,588
Population
12,050
Crimes recorded
26
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (31 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-22 | £119,950 | 7, SOUTHFIELD HOUSE SOUTH STREET | Flat |
| 2007-07-09 | £124,950 | 1, SOUTHFIELD HOUSE SOUTH STREET | Flat |
2 recorded sales on WF5 8BL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: OSSETT SURGERY (0.6 mi) · ORCHARD CROFT (1.5 mi) · MIDDLESTOWN (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.6 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FORMER PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · OSSETT GRAMMAR SCHOOL FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARK HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHRIST CHURCH (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: AS CARLTON LTD (0.4 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - OSSETT (0.5 mi) · OSSETT PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Dewsbury (2.6 mi) · Wakefield Westgate (3.0 mi) · Batley (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 5,556
Owned 67% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 22/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF5 8BL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWF5 | SectorWF5 8 | PostcodeWF5 8BL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £222,703 | £227,588 | £122,450 |
| Population | 28,270 | 12,050 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 145 | 26 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.