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Property report — WF5 8EJ

Open-data due diligence for WF5 8EJ and the area around it.

WF5 8EJ in brief: 50 recorded sales (£35,000–£321,750) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF5 8EJ 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

sector WF5 8 · 115 sales

Population

12,050

sector WF5 8

Crimes recorded

26

sector WF5 8 · Apr 26

Schools

2

sector WF5 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

97%

sector WF5 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £54,475, median £50,500 (105 sales)1996: mean £57,975, median £51,250 (92 sales)1997: mean £56,338, median £52,975 (120 sales)1998: mean £66,323, median £59,950 (114 sales)1999: mean £64,819, median £58,000 (123 sales)2000: mean £65,803, median £58,000 (135 sales)2001: mean £70,627, median £63,000 (121 sales)2002: mean £96,199, median £81,250 (148 sales)2003: mean £136,628, median £123,000 (140 sales)2004: mean £136,939, median £117,000 (117 sales)2005: mean £143,878, median £125,500 (123 sales)2006: mean £152,940, median £139,750 (124 sales)2007: mean £169,814, median £146,000 (145 sales)2008: mean £158,844, median £148,725 (80 sales)2009: mean £175,118, median £165,000 (83 sales)2010: mean £180,001, median £160,500 (62 sales)2011: mean £164,366, median £132,500 (53 sales)2012: mean £158,648, median £134,000 (65 sales)2013: mean £164,584, median £145,250 (96 sales)2014: mean £170,784, median £165,000 (91 sales)2015: mean £181,893, median £155,500 (114 sales)2016: mean £168,708, median £145,000 (145 sales)2017: mean £162,692, median £151,850 (80 sales)2018: mean £192,191, median £162,500 (115 sales)2019: mean £194,607, median £175,000 (105 sales)2020: mean £230,755, median £185,000 (95 sales)2021: mean £233,005, median £205,000 (143 sales)2022: mean £229,791, median £205,000 (102 sales)2023: mean £225,825, median £216,000 (116 sales)2024: mean £227,588, median £210,000 (115 sales)2025: mean £247,475, median £217,750 (108 sales)2026: mean £267,778, median £217,000 (31 sales)1995: mean £54,475, median £50,500 (105 sales)1996: mean £57,975, median £51,250 (92 sales)1997: mean £56,338, median £52,975 (120 sales)1998: mean £66,323, median £59,950 (114 sales)1999: mean £64,819, median £58,000 (123 sales)2000: mean £65,803, median £58,000 (135 sales)2001: mean £70,627, median £63,000 (121 sales)2002: mean £96,199, median £81,250 (148 sales)2003: mean £136,628, median £123,000 (140 sales)2004: mean £136,939, median £117,000 (117 sales)2005: mean £143,878, median £125,500 (123 sales)2006: mean £152,940, median £139,750 (124 sales)2007: mean £169,814, median £146,000 (145 sales)2008: mean £158,844, median £148,725 (80 sales)2009: mean £175,118, median £165,000 (83 sales)2010: mean £180,001, median £160,500 (62 sales)2011: mean £164,366, median £132,500 (53 sales)2012: mean £158,648, median £134,000 (65 sales)2013: mean £164,584, median £145,250 (96 sales)2014: mean £170,784, median £165,000 (91 sales)2015: mean £181,893, median £155,500 (114 sales)2016: mean £168,708, median £145,000 (145 sales)2017: mean £162,692, median £151,850 (80 sales)2018: mean £192,191, median £162,500 (115 sales)2019: mean £194,607, median £175,000 (105 sales)2020: mean £230,755, median £185,000 (95 sales)2021: mean £233,005, median £205,000 (143 sales)2022: mean £229,791, median £205,000 (102 sales)2023: mean £225,825, median £216,000 (116 sales)2024: mean £227,588, median £210,000 (115 sales)2025: mean £247,475, median £217,750 (108 sales)2026: mean £267,778, median £217,000 (31 sales) MeanMedian £267,778 £50,500 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

DatePriceAddressType
2023-12-19£168,00032 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2022-06-17£133,00024 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2021-10-28£130,00036 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2021-08-09£200,00021 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2021-06-28£128,00012 HIRSTLANDS DRIVEOther
2021-05-05£267,5006 HIRSTLANDS DRIVEDetached
2020-11-11£205,00045 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2020-06-12£321,75048 HIRSTLANDS DRIVEDetached
2020-06-08£155,00037 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2020-01-31£165,00011 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2019-06-21£138,50023 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2018-10-26£200,00034 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2018-04-12£140,0008 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2017-08-10£125,00036 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2017-02-01£160,00037 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2016-11-24£195,00047 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2016-01-22£170,00043 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2014-01-31£132,00027 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2013-08-23£88,00016 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2013-07-24£154,00013 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2013-05-31£140,00027 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2013-05-24£168,0007 HIRSTLANDS DRIVEDetached
2013-04-12£80,00032 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2013-03-22£95,00020 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2009-08-28£148,00034 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2009-06-03£100,00037 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2008-12-05£164,950HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2008-06-13£120,00037 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2007-06-01£119,99534 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2007-03-02£142,00013 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2007-02-02£155,00011 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2006-06-16£125,00033 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2006-03-10£155,00011 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2005-12-14£110,00041 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2003-08-22£137,50042 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2003-03-13£113,95035 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2003-02-28£60,00021 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2002-02-15£67,25019 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2001-10-08£55,00030 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2000-11-09£59,99542 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2000-07-21£58,00025 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2000-06-30£112,50027 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
2000-04-28£54,7508 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1997-11-14£35,00028 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1997-09-15£40,00040 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1996-06-28£37,50038 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1995-09-29£53,50033 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1995-08-30£56,50047 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1995-05-31£48,25026 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached
1995-02-24£49,0008 HIRSTLANDS DRIVESemi-detached

50 recorded sales on WF5 8EJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Gawthorpe Community Academy0.4 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School0.5 miPrimaryReport card →
Orchard Primary Academy0.6 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Towngate Primary Academy0.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School1.0 miPrimaryReport card →
Earlsheaton Infant School1.0 miPrimaryGood (2024)

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 (0.5 mi) · WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi) · SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR. (1.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.8 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE HOLME LEAS INN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Grade II*) (0.3 mi) · SPRINGSTONE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: GILES & WARD PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · OSSETT PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - OSSETT (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Dewsbury (1.9 mi) · Batley (2.1 mi) · Ravensthorpe (3.0 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (0.6 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

May 24: 21 crimesJun 24: 25 crimesJul 24: 31 crimesAug 24: 33 crimesSep 24: 18 crimesOct 24: 19 crimesNov 24: 20 crimesDec 24: 15 crimesJan 25: 18 crimesFeb 25: 15 crimesMar 25: 9 crimesApr 25: 9 crimesMay 25: 26 crimesJun 25: 20 crimesJul 25: 22 crimesAug 25: 25 crimesSep 25: 24 crimesOct 25: 26 crimesNov 25: 28 crimesDec 25: 27 crimesJan 26: 23 crimesFeb 26: 28 crimesMar 26: 26 crimesApr 26: 26 crimes Apr 26: 26 crimes 33 9 May 24 Apr 26

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 8EJ 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 8EJ
Average sold price£222,703£227,588£124,748
Population28,27012,050—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)6/106/10—
Crimes recorded14526—
Schools112—
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband96%97%100%
Superfast broadband99%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 1 July 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.