WF5 0DD
The median sold price for the postcode WF5 0DD is around £202,500, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 67 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WF5 0DD (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £130,000 – £276,250
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WF5 0, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£227,500(104 sales)
- Terraced£170,000(55 sales)
- Detached£355,000(42 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WF5 0DD median £202,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £195,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 57% below the typical Wakefield neighbourhood
- Crime: 39% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Wakefield and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WF5 0DD, compared with 94.1% across Wakefield and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 92.9% of premises across Wakefield (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Wakefield | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 92.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.1% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 19% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Wakefield: more deprived than 10% of its 215 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (28%). Average Band D in Wakefield is £2,296.89 for 2026/27.
That is 4% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Wakefield: £1,786.47 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 680 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A15%
- Band B28%
- Band C25%
- Band D21%
- Band E9%
- Band F3%
- Band G1%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary Schoolunder 0.1 miles (60 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Some aspects not as strongOfsted reports for St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- South Ossett Infant Academy0.2 miles (340 m)Ofsted, December 2023: GoodOfsted reports for South Ossett Infant Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles (710 m)Ofsted, November 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College0.2 miles (240 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Horbury Academy1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy1.9 miles (3.0 km)Ofsted, February 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to WF5 0DD is Dewsbury Rail Station, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.9 miles (4.7 km)Dewsbury Rail Station
- 3.0 miles (4.8 km)Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
- 3.4 miles (5.4 km)Ravensthorpe Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
Show the full history (18 more months)
Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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