UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wf5
WF5Ossett, Wakefield, England
House prices in WF5, Ossett
Homes in WF5 sold for a median of £213,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 543 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 17 WF postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 117 | £332,000 | £272,000 to £400,000 |
| Semi-detached | 214 | £225,000 | £192,000 to £255,000 |
| Terraced | 169 | £177,000 | £146,000 to £202,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 43 | £125,000 | £101,000 to £140,000 |
WF5 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the WF postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of WF5's, it was £2,551 per m² from 459 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 39% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WF5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF5 0, around Ossett, with a median of £235,000, and lowest in WF5 9, around Ossett, at £180,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WF5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
Map loading
List the 73 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WF5 0NE | £495,000 | 4 |
| WF5 0TL | £395,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8RA | £377,500 | 3 |
| WF5 8HT | £375,000 | 4 |
| WF5 8JL | £343,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8DU | £335,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9FE | £329,000 | 4 |
| WF5 0ND | £325,000 | 4 |
| WF5 8DH | £320,000 | 4 |
| WF5 8DQ | £310,000 | 4 |
| WF5 0BG | £295,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8BA | £295,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8EA | £286,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0BT | £285,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0PX | £282,500 | 4 |
| WF5 9PW | £267,500 | 4 |
| WF5 9EU | £265,000 | 5 |
| WF5 0LE | £263,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0AW | £255,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8DZ | £255,000 | 7 |
| WF5 0RF | £241,500 | 5 |
| WF5 8EB | £240,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0LG | £235,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8DX | £235,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8HQ | £235,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9UB | £235,000 | 5 |
| WF5 0PY | £233,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0SQ | £225,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8BT | £225,000 | 5 |
| WF5 8EW | £225,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0JT | £221,500 | 4 |
| WF5 9BH | £220,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8QS | £219,000 | 4 |
| WF5 8JJ | £209,000 | 4 |
| WF5 9SB | £205,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0DD | £202,500 | 5 |
| WF5 8HU | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0BH | £197,500 | 3 |
| WF5 8DT | £197,500 | 3 |
| WF5 8HJ | £196,000 | 6 |
| WF5 9SD | £195,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0HA | £189,000 | 4 |
| WF5 9QF | £183,500 | 3 |
| WF5 9EJ | £183,000 | 5 |
| WF5 0JY | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8HE | £180,000 | 5 |
| WF5 9TD | £180,000 | 5 |
| WF5 8LH | £175,000 | 7 |
| WF5 9SJ | £175,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9PP | £173,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0DB | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8BP | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9EL | £169,000 | 4 |
| WF5 0EF | £168,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8PP | £164,500 | 3 |
| WF5 9EH | £163,500 | 3 |
| WF5 9ST | £162,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0LB | £160,000 | 3 |
| WF5 0RG | £160,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9DZ | £157,500 | 4 |
| WF5 9EQ | £155,000 | 6 |
| WF5 9QQ | £148,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9ER | £145,000 | 5 |
| WF5 9NR | £145,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9RJ | £142,500 | 4 |
| WF5 8BX | £140,000 | 3 |
| WF5 8AT | £138,500 | 4 |
| WF5 9HY | £135,000 | 4 |
| WF5 9NB | £130,000 | 5 |
| WF5 9JL | £127,500 | 8 |
| WF5 0JW | £125,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9DU | £122,000 | 3 |
| WF5 9EY | £114,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 63%, from £138,000 in 2016 to £225,000 in 2025, among the biggest tenth of rises across the 201 districts in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Coal mining
All 664 live postcodes in WF5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Wakefield council area
Median sale price of the 10 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WF5 is the fifth most expensive.
- WF2 Wakefield£235,000
- WF4 Wakefield£220,000
- WF8 Pontefract£220,000
- WF1 Wakefield£214,000
- WF5 Ossett, this district£213,000
- WF7 Pontefract£200,000
- WF6 Normanton£195,000
- WF11 Knottingley£190,000
- WF10 Castleford£185,000
- WF9 Pontefract£170,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £130,000 for a flat on Kingsway Gardens to £260,000 for a semi-detached house on Kingsway Court.
The latest standard sales recorded in WF5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 17 Kingsway GardensSold for £130,000
- 136 TowngateSold for £240,000
- 19 South ParadeSold for £225,000
- 14 Hope StreetSold for £170,000
- 6 Westfield StreetSold for £220,000
- 37 Hirstlands DriveSold for £223,000
- 69 Bridle LaneSold for £185,000
- 7 Kingsway CourtSold for £260,000
- 28 Kingsway CloseSold for £230,000
- 18 Intake LaneSold for £160,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Kingsway, Ossett£296,00018 sales
- Queens Drive, Ossett£395,00011 sales
- Dewsbury Road, Ossett£169,50010 sales
- Manor Road, Ossett£189,50010 sales
- Towngate, Ossett£234,00010 sales
Living in WF5
Crime
65 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 98% of homes can get it
Higher than 93 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,297 a year in Wakefield for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 80 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WF5, from the sales in WF5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Horbury & South Ossett 116 sales£230,000
- Ossett 442 sales£210,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | |
| C | 229 | |
| D | 260 | |
| E | 25 | |
| F | 4 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | ||
| 88 | ||
| 75 | ||
| 69 | ||
| 142 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 68 | ||
| 19 |
About these figures
The figures come from 543 standard sales in WF5, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.