Towngate is in Ossett and in Wakefield district. WF5 0PN is located in the Ossett electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Towngate, Ossett, WF5 0PN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF5 0SE, WF5 0PW, WF5 0SA, WF5 0RT, WF5 0PJ, WF5 0SB, WF5 9HB, WF5 0RX, WF5 0PP.

Towngate Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Towngate are based on 168 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wakefield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF5 0PN

Average Price
£271,038
Semi-Detached
£256,925
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£285,151
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Towngate

Average Price
£259,463
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on TowngateStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
145 Towngate, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002021-09-30 £350,551
135 Towngate, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£270,0002019-09-01 £371,432
134 Towngate, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£165,0002018-02-07 £238,502
139 Towngate, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£187,0002017-11-24 £269,779
136 Towngate, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£130,0002015-01-28 £213,850

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, WF13 2SU 		4,715 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, WF5 9DG 		426 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Towngate Primary Academy
Whitley Spring Road, WF5 0QA 		516 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, WF5 8BA 		571 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, WF5 8LB 		833 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road, South Parade WF5 0DZ 		1,089 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, WF5 0DG 		1,354 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,120 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, WF12 7DW 		3,279 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, WF12 0HE 		3,927 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		4,531 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		5,093 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCAPA College
Unity Hall, Westgate WF1 1EP 		5,301 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Grange School
2 Milner Way, Ossett WF5 9JE 		453 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, WF5 9BS 		2,136 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,502 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEvolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset WF2 8BB 		2,947 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedParadise Primary School
1 Bretton Street, WF12 9BB 		3,300 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cafe Vie The BistroThompsons Yard, New Street265 yd
Cafe LatteSeemore Shopping Centre, Dale Street337 yd
Nikoz43 Dale Street, Ossett376 yd
Eller Coffee14, 14-14A Station Road396 yd
The Well1 Wellgate, Ossett442 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bier Huis17 Towngate, Ossett248 yd
The Maypole14 Town End, Ossett286 yd
Prop Ur Baa3 New Street, Ossett301 yd
The ProspectProspect Road, Ossett323 yd
Horse & Jockey18 Dale Street, Ossett338 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ossett's Best Kebab & Pizza29 Towngate, Ossett248 yd
Chicken Hut70 Prospect Road, Ossett330 yd
The Speciality Sandwich Shop2A Market Place, Ossett358 yd
Ossett Spice25A, 25-25A Dale Street376 yd
FGF27 Dale Street, Ossett376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland28 Bank Street, Ossett462 yd
LidlKingsway, Ossett536 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket LimitedSouth Parade, Ossett1,059 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ingfield
Prospect Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches225 yd
Ossett Railway Club
STATION ROAD 		355 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Thornes House Thornes House Dale Street 		health and fitness suite399 yd
The Gym (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Woburn House Woburn House Ventnor Way 		health and fitness suite521 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground
2 DALE HOUSE 2 DALE HOUSE DALE STREET 		grass pitches584 yd
Southdale Fields
STATION ROAD 		grass pitches785 yd
Springmill Playing Fields
SPRING MILL LANE 		grass pitches849 yd
South Parade Primary School
FAIRFIELD ROAD 		grass pitches907 yd
Dimple Wells
Dimple Wells Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches922 yd
Springmill Golf Course
Queens Drive 		golf985 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 57.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 57.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 57.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed64.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed59.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Towngate Street dangerous?

In 2023, 647 crimes were reported near Towngate . Only 15% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF5 0PN.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Towngate, Ossett, WF5 0PN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 647
Violence And Sexual Offences 209
Shoplifting 127
Anti Social Behaviour 122
Public Order 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 31
Other Theft 26
Vehicle Crime 15
Burglary 10
Other Crime 9
Drugs 8
Robbery 7
Theft From The Person 6
Possession Of Weapons 3
Bicycle Theft 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF5 0PN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Union Street334 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Prospect Road321 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Union Street334 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Union Street334 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Swincroft375 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Station Road371 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bank Street489 yd
2023-12Public orderAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Union Street334 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Union Street334 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Union Street334 yd
More Crime Statistics for Towngate, Ossett, WF5 0PN

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF5 0PN area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 34% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee104
Retired99
Part-Time Employee29
Self-Employed18
Student (economically inactive)13
Looking after home or family10
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Unemployed5
Other4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Manufacturing15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Human health and social work activities11
Education10
Construction10
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Information and communication3
Real estate activities1
Accommodation and food service activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female182
Male173

Partnership Status

Single67
Married: Opposite sex155
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced25
Widowed34

Health

Very good health170
Good health117
Fair health52
Bad health12
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 36
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 46
Apprenticeship23
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 57
Degree or Similar 55
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Mixed White and Asian4
White351

Country of Birth

United Kingdom346
European Union3
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK346
10+ Years4
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom295
Portugal1
Other EU countries1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held57

Religion

No religion143
Christian181
Other religion1
Not answered29
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