WF5 9QU
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Property report — WF5 9QU
Open-data due diligence for WF5 9QU and the area around it.
WF5 9QU in brief: 42 recorded sales (£23,500–£320,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF5 9QU 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
Population
18,015
Crimes recorded
51
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF5 9, 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 (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | £172,000 | WILLOW COTTAGE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-11-29 | £270,000 | 24 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-24 | £227,000 | 28 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-07 | £190,000 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-04-05 | £76,200 | 5 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-31 | £240,000 | 18 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2022-03-24 | £260,000 | 26 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-29 | £320,000 | 6 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2018-11-02 | £142,000 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-02-10 | £110,000 | 12 - 14 CROSS STREET | Other |
| 2017-02-10 | £110,000 | 14 CROSS STREET | Other |
| 2016-10-21 | £140,000 | 20 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2016-08-12 | £115,000 | 2 CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-04-02 | £120,000 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-05-11 | £116,000 | ELSYD CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-05-20 | £110,000 | ROSEDENE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-06-25 | £120,000 | 22 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-09 | £102,500 | 31 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2009-11-27 | £118,000 | 31 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2008-05-12 | £115,000 | 20 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-03-10 | £200,000 | 4 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2005-08-23 | £94,950 | ROSEDENE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-04-15 | £115,000 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-06-18 | £232,000 | 4 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2004-05-12 | £155,000 | 18 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2003-11-28 | £92,000 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-11-15 | £73,000 | ELSYD CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-07-26 | £74,700 | 31 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2002-04-26 | £32,224 | 28 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-22 | £84,200 | 2 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2002-01-11 | £53,500 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-06-01 | £108,000 | 4 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 2000-12-12 | £30,000 | 5 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-27 | £47,250 | ROSEDENE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-12-17 | £54,000 | 28 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-26 | £47,500 | 2 CROSS STREET | Detached |
| 1999-01-15 | £40,500 | ELSYD CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-12-16 | £40,000 | ROSEDENE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-07 | £23,500 | ROSEDENE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-05-15 | £33,000 | 29 CROSS STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-11-28 | £60,000 | 28 CROSS STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £39,500 | LYNDALE CROSS STREET | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on WF5 9QU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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 (1.0 mi) · LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS (1.3 mi) · LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.6 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.6 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE HOLME LEAS INN (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Gawthorpe Water Tower (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHICKENLEY HEATH FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · GILES & WARD PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · OSSETT PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Batley (1.7 mi) · Dewsbury (1.8 mi) · Ravensthorpe (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Lidl (1.1 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
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 9QU 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 9QU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £222,703 | £205,173 | £116,751 |
| Population | 28,270 | 18,015 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 145 | 51 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 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 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.