Old Church Street is in Ossett and in Wakefield district. WF5 8PZ is located in the Ossett electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 2002-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Old Church Street, Ossett, WF5 8PZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF5 8PY, WF5 8ER, WF5 8ET, WF5 8EP, WF5 8AJ, WF5 8NT, WF5 8NL, WF5 8PS, WF5 8AD.

Old Church Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Old Church Street are based on 10 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 8PZ

Average Price
£159,039
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£159,039
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Church Street

Average Price
£159,039
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Church Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
4 Old Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£119,9502022-05-04 £129,196
6 Old Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002022-05-04 £118,479
8 Old Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£129,9502022-04-08 £141,511
7 Old Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£101,0002021-09-29 £114,472
5 Old Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£101,0002021-09-03 £114,472

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, WF13 2SU 		4,339 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 		352 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, WF5 8BA 		639 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road, WF5 8LB 		771 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Towngate Primary Academy
Whitley Spring Road, WF5 0QA 		927 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, WF5 0BE 		1,316 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 		1,337 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, WF12 7DW 		2,955 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,374 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, WF12 0HE 		3,584 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, WF13 4LL 		4,790 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 		768 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, WF5 9BS 		2,139 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,704 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedParadise Primary School
1 Bretton Street, WF12 9BB 		2,882 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMadni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town WF12 9AY 		3,190 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
The Well1 Wellgate, Ossett59 yd
Our Explorers3 Wellgate, Ossett70 yd
Cafe LatteSeemore Shopping Centre, Dale Street97 yd
Cafe 2626, 26-26A Bank Street110 yd
Gracie's29 Bank Street, Ossett123 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Railway Club19 Station Road, Ossett121 yd
Cock And Bottle7 Bank Street, Ossett124 yd
Prop Ur Baa3 New Street, Ossett134 yd
The Maypole14 Town End, Ossett143 yd
Horse & Jockey18 Dale Street, Ossett157 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ali's & De Niro's4 Wesley Street, Ossett29 yd
My Punjab1 Wesley Street, Ossett29 yd
The Speciality Sandwich Shop2A Market Place, Ossett91 yd
Gandhi's Spice31 Bank Street, Ossett123 yd
Central Fish Bar13 Bank Street, Ossett123 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland28 Bank Street, Ossett103 yd
LidlKingsway, Ossett133 yd
Tesco99 Dewsbury Road, Ossett1,034 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Woburn House Woburn House Ventnor Way 		health and fitness suite113 yd
Ossett Railway Club
STATION ROAD 		178 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Thornes House Thornes House Dale Street 		health and fitness suite234 yd
Ingfield
Prospect Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches292 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground
2 DALE HOUSE 2 DALE HOUSE DALE STREET 		grass pitches509 yd
Dimple Wells
Dimple Wells Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches698 yd
Southdale Fields
STATION ROAD 		grass pitches876 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 Old Church Street dangerous?

In 2023, 655 crimes were reported near Old Church Street . Only 14% 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 8PZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Old Church Street, Ossett, WF5 8PZ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 655
Violence And Sexual Offences 199
Shoplifting 127
Anti Social Behaviour 122
Public Order 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 37
Other Theft 29
Vehicle Crime 22
Burglary 12
Other Crime 10
Robbery 7
Drugs 6
Theft From The Person 6
Bicycle Theft 3
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Union Street154 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Town End187 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Prospect Road185 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Station Road123 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Littlefield Road417 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Field Lane286 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesFurther investigation is not in the public interestOn or near Carlton Court287 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Moorcroft Court513 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Littlefield Road417 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area155 yd
More Crime Statistics for Old Church Street, Ossett, WF5 8PZ

Employment

WF5 8PZ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee96
Retired42
Long-Term Sick or disabled29
Part-Time Employee23
Other14
Unemployed10
Self-Employed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Looking after home or family5
Student (economically inactive)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Manufacturing16
Human health and social work activities14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Accommodation and food service activities9
Construction9
Education7
Transport and storage5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Administrative and support service activities4
Other3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Financial and insurance activities2
Information and communication2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female125
Male147

Partnership Status

Single112
Married: Opposite sex60
Separated11
Divorced45
Widowed8

Health

Very good health106
Good health93
Fair health42
Bad health21
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 68
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese6
Pakistani4
Black African1
White261

Country of Birth

United Kingdom253
European Union10
Africa1
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK253
10+ Years7
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom202
Spain2
Poland5
Other EU countries2
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held56

Religion

No religion125
Christian107
Buddhist2
Muslim5
Other religion5
Not answered29
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