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WF5 9QS

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Property report — WF5 9QS

Open-data due diligence for WF5 9QS and the area around it.

WF5 9QS in brief: 29 recorded sales (£18,000–£232,399) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF5 9QS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF5 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£205,173

sector WF5 9 · 132 sales

Population

18,015

sector WF5 9

Crimes recorded

51

sector WF5 9 · Apr 26

Schools

4

sector WF5 9

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

92%

sector WF5 9 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: £48,123 (109 sales)1996: £47,447 (88 sales)1997: £53,601 (160 sales)1998: £52,844 (204 sales)1999: £56,231 (122 sales)2000: £56,970 (157 sales)2001: £55,594 (146 sales)2002: £73,246 (188 sales)2003: £97,443 (143 sales)2004: £120,419 (233 sales)2005: £135,989 (191 sales)2006: £133,218 (168 sales)2007: £141,178 (162 sales)2008: £144,048 (75 sales)2009: £137,693 (44 sales)2010: £135,201 (63 sales)2011: £114,342 (60 sales)2012: £120,723 (68 sales)2013: £116,398 (80 sales)2014: £167,230 (117 sales)2015: £152,499 (141 sales)2016: £141,125 (182 sales)2017: £173,240 (162 sales)2018: £228,493 (150 sales)2019: £176,887 (134 sales)2020: £178,998 (106 sales)2021: £217,905 (152 sales)2022: £208,454 (114 sales)2023: £253,616 (92 sales)2024: £205,173 (132 sales)2025: £211,347 (98 sales)2026: £186,619 (34 sales) 2026: £186,619 (34 sales) — part year so far £253,616 £47,447 1995 2026*

Annual average (mean) sold price in WF5 9, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (34 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-09-30£104,00023A HIGH STREETTerraced
2023-11-14£158,00033 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2023-03-06£144,00033A HIGH STREETTerraced
2021-11-19£68,00023 HIGH STREETTerraced
2020-04-30£95,00019 HIGH STREETTerraced
2020-01-24£121,00033 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2019-06-17£140,00021 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2017-04-13£111,00037A HIGH STREETTerraced
2016-07-05£61,50019 HIGH STREETTerraced
2015-04-17£97,00037 HIGH STREETTerraced
2014-12-05£74,50023A HIGH STREETTerraced
2013-12-20£87,00037A HIGH STREETTerraced
2012-10-26£85,00037 HIGH STREETTerraced
2011-09-19£82,50035A HIGH STREETTerraced
2011-02-04£94,00033 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2007-03-09£114,00033A HIGH STREETTerraced
2004-08-26£94,00033 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2004-03-30£82,50037A HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2002-11-22£36,95019 HIGH STREETTerraced
2002-10-09£66,00033A HIGH STREETTerraced
2001-08-30£55,00021 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2000-11-24£44,95035A HIGH STREETTerraced
2000-03-03£45,00033 HIGH STREETSemi-detached
2000-01-28£43,95035 HIGH STREETTerraced
2000-01-21£43,95033A HIGH STREETTerraced
2000-01-10£232,39927 HIGH STREETDetached
1999-12-22£44,95037A HIGH STREETSemi-detached
1998-10-26£43,00015 HIGH STREETTerraced
1996-02-09£18,00019 HIGH STREETTerraced

29 recorded sales on WF5 9QS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Gawthorpe Community Academy0.1 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Orchard Primary Academy0.7 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School0.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School0.9 miPrimaryRequires improvement (2024)
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Earlsheaton Infant School1.1 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 (0.9 mi) · LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS (1.3 mi) · LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS (1.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.7 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE HOLME LEAS INN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Gawthorpe Water Tower (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHICKENLEY HEATH FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: GILES & WARD PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · OSSETT PHARMACY (0.9 mi)

Nearest stations: Batley (1.8 mi) · Dewsbury (1.8 mi) · Ravensthorpe (3.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.0 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Co-op Food (1.1 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
41
One-person households
30%
Households with children
30%
Households
7,836

Owned 64% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WF5 9.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 50 crimesJun 24: 42 crimesJul 24: 35 crimesAug 24: 42 crimesSep 24: 49 crimesOct 24: 49 crimesNov 24: 34 crimesDec 24: 47 crimesJan 25: 42 crimesFeb 25: 42 crimesMar 25: 34 crimesApr 25: 65 crimesMay 25: 47 crimesJun 25: 55 crimesJul 25: 49 crimesAug 25: 46 crimesSep 25: 39 crimesOct 25: 42 crimesNov 25: 41 crimesDec 25: 22 crimesJan 26: 30 crimesFeb 26: 32 crimesMar 26: 41 crimesApr 26: 51 crimes Apr 26: 51 crimes 65 22 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WF5 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 43/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF5 9QS 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 9 PostcodeWF5 9QS
Average sold price£222,703£205,173£85,764
Population28,27018,015
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)6/106/10
Crimes recorded14551
Schools114
Flood riskHighLowLow
Gigabit broadband96%92%100%
Superfast broadband99%98%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF5 9); 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 29 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.