# WF5 8LX: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF5 8LX 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 8LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf5) › [WF5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Wakefield 025A: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **Dewsbury, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **No property in WF5 8LX 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=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 025A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF5 8LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **Low road and rail noise at WF5 8LX**: Road 40 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **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=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX
- **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=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dimple-well-infant-school-and-nursery-e108171) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-academy-and-sixth-form-college-e136462) | Secondary | 340 m (4 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 | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ignatius Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-e138946) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Ossett Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-ossett-infant-academy-e137737) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Ossett South Parade Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-south-parade-primary-e134376) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-holy-trinity-cofe-va-primary-school-e108260) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Towngate Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/towngate-primary-academy-e143078) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £217,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £228,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: AS CARLTON LTD (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m); WESLEY DENTAL CARE (740 m); OSSETT DENTAL CARE (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Ossett (790 m, Iceland); Lidl Ossett (950 m, Lidl); Co-op Ossett (970 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 025A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Wakefield 025A has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 025A was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,390** (2021). Wakefield 025A had 1,390 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,778th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 025A, 98.5% 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: 53.6719, -1.5804

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=-1.5804,53.6719,WF58LX

## How to cite

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