West View is in Ossett and in Wakefield district. WF5 8JG 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 West View, Ossett, WF5 8JG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF5 8JE, WF5 8JQ, WF5 8HY, WF5 8JW, WF5 8HR, WF5 8JF, WF5 8HZ, WF5 8PL, WF5 8PF.

West View Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West View are based on 3 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 8JG

Average Price
£185,048
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£185,048
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West View

Average Price
£185,048
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West ViewStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 West View, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£187,0002022-03-25 £204,340
1 West View, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£159,0002018-12-14 £212,056
1 West View, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£92,0002016-03-04 £138,747

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, WF13 2SU 		4,037 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 4Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, WF5 8LB 		792 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, WF5 9DG 		795 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, WF5 8BA 		850 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Towngate Primary Academy
Whitley Spring Road, WF5 0QA 		1,417 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, WF5 0BE 		1,425 yd Academy converter 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 		1,288 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, WF12 7DW 		2,778 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, WF12 0HE 		3,099 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,554 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, WF13 4LL 		4,490 yd Academy converter No 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 		1,267 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, WF5 9BS 		2,424 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedParadise Primary School
1 Bretton Street, WF12 9BB 		2,442 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMadni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town WF12 9AY 		2,798 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,833 yd Other independent special school No 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
Bank Street Kitchen3 Dickinson House, Bank Street361 yd
Newspring Church KitchenThe Newspring Centre, Illingworth Street436 yd
Cafe 2626, 26-26A Bank Street437 yd
Kingsway Cafe13-15 Kingsway, Ossett439 yd
Our Explorers3 Wellgate, Ossett452 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The George64 Bank Street, Ossett361 yd
Cock And Bottle7 Bank Street, Ossett457 yd
The Thorn Tree Pub & KitchenQueen Street, Ossett464 yd
Ossett Cricket And Athletic ClubDimplewells Road, Ossett529 yd
The Railway Club19 Station Road, Ossett532 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Casey's Fish & Chips72 Bank Street, Ossett361 yd
Top Chicken57 Bank Street, Ossett379 yd
Ossett Gyros47 Bank Street, Ossett379 yd
Saporito45 Bank Street, Ossett379 yd
Gandhi's Spice31 Bank Street, Ossett457 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LidlKingsway, Ossett439 yd
Iceland28 Bank Street, Ossett439 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Woburn House Woburn House Ventnor Way 		health and fitness suite389 yd
Dimple Wells
Dimple Wells Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches522 yd
Ossett Railway Club
STATION ROAD 		560 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Thornes House Thornes House Dale Street 		health and fitness suite685 yd
Ingfield
Prospect Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches791 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground
2 DALE HOUSE 2 DALE HOUSE DALE STREET 		grass pitches899 yd
Southdale Fields
STATION ROAD 		grass pitches1,033 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is West View Street dangerous?

In 2023, 221 crimes were reported near West View . 42% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF5 8JG.

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

More Crime Statistics for West View, Ossett, WF5 8JG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 221
Violence And Sexual Offences 97
Public Order 31
Shoplifting 18
Anti Social Behaviour 17
Criminal Damage And Arson 13
Other Theft 11
Vehicle Crime 10
Burglary 8
Drugs 5
Other Crime 5
Robbery 3
Bicycle Theft 2
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF5 8JG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Old Church Street475 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Station Road531 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Runtlings Lane335 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Runtlings Lane335 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Runtlings Lane335 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket444 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket444 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket444 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wesley Street323 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bank Street413 yd
More Crime Statistics for West View, Ossett, WF5 8JG

Employment

WF5 8JG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee88
Retired35
Self-Employed30
Part-Time Employee26
Student (economically inactive)19
Looking after home or family11
Other9
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Manufacturing19
Construction19
Human health and social work activities19
Accommodation and food service activities12
Administrative and support service activities10
Education9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Other6
Transport and storage6
Financial and insurance activities5
Information and communication3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female164
Male142

Partnership Status

Single99
Married: Opposite sex82
Separated7
Divorced32
Widowed15

Health

Very good health139
Good health110
Fair health39
Bad health14
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 58
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian3
White301

Country of Birth

United Kingdom296
European Union5
Middle East and Asia2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK296
10+ Years5
5-10 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom233
Poland4
Other EU countries3
Southern Asia1
No passport held65

Religion

No religion156
Christian123
Muslim5
Other religion1
Not answered21
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