# WF5 0LH: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF5 0LH is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF5 0LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf5) › [WF5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Wakefield 029B: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **Wakefield Westgate, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **No property in WF5 0LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 029B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF5 0LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF5 0LH**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ossett South Parade Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-south-parade-primary-e134376) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Ossett Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-ossett-infant-academy-e137737) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [St Ignatius Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-e138946) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-academy-and-sixth-form-college-e136462) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-southdale-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e108246) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hall Cliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-cliffe-school-e141860) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dimple-well-infant-school-and-nursery-e108171) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Towngate Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/towngate-primary-academy-e143078) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2023 | £349,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £178,400 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £219,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys South Parade Local (410 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 029B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Wakefield 029B has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £181,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 029B was £181,000 in 2025. Joint 4,872nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,366** (2021). Wakefield 029B had 1,366 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,773rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 029B, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF5 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,163** (2021). WF5 had 22,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,330th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In WF5, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6716, -1.5630

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale): Jade Botterill (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5630,53.6716,WF50LH

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