Ash Close is in Ossett and in Wakefield district. WF5 8QR 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 Ash Close, Ossett, WF5 8QR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF5 8QW, WF5 8QP, WF5 8PQ, WF5 8PP, WF5 8QN, WF5 8QJ, WF5 8PH, WF5 8PL, WF5 8QL.

Ash Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ash Close are based on 18 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 8QR

Average Price
£256,657
Semi-Detached
£197,845
Terraced
£186,075
Detached
£311,946
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ash Close

Average Price
£256,657
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ash CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 Ash Close, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£145,0002023-04-12 £150,727
10 Ash Close, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£305,0002021-08-13 £358,577
11 Ash Close, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£150,0002021-06-24 £172,883
10 Ash Close, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£175,0002017-04-10 £265,288
11 Ash Close, Ossett, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£122,5002016-12-02 £175,968

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, WF13 2SU 		4,287 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 		527 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road, WF5 8BA 		633 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, WF5 9DG 		872 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane, WF5 0BE 		1,160 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett WF5 0DQ 		1,209 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 		1,017 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, WF12 7DW 		3,049 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, WF12 0HE 		3,085 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,291 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, WF13 4LL 		4,741 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 		1,265 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,564 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, WF5 9BS 		2,607 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedParadise Primary School
1 Bretton Street, WF12 9BB 		2,631 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMadni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town WF12 9AY 		3,017 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
Bank Street Kitchen3 Dickinson House, Bank Street326 yd
Ossett War Memorial Community CentreProspect Road, Ossett334 yd
Newspring Church KitchenThe Newspring Centre, Illingworth Street362 yd
Cloud Nine Ossett LtdAshfield House, Illingworth Street372 yd
Cafe 2626, 26-26A Bank Street422 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Thorn Tree Pub & KitchenQueen Street, Ossett271 yd
Ossett Cricket And Athletic ClubDimplewells Road, Ossett285 yd
The George64 Bank Street, Ossett326 yd
Ossett Brewery TapThe Tap Public House, 2 The Green372 yd
Cock And Bottle7 Bank Street, Ossett425 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Top Chicken57 Bank Street, Ossett321 yd
Ossett Gyros47 Bank Street, Ossett321 yd
Saporito45 Bank Street, Ossett321 yd
Casey's Fish & Chips72 Bank Street, Ossett326 yd
Gandhi's Spice31 Bank Street, Ossett425 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland28 Bank Street, Ossett429 yd
LidlKingsway, Ossett532 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Dimple Wells
Dimple Wells Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches253 yd
The Gym (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Woburn House Woburn House Ventnor Way 		health and fitness suite427 yd
Ossett Railway Club
STATION ROAD 		491 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Ossett) (Closed)
Thornes House Thornes House Dale Street 		health and fitness suite754 yd
Southdale Fields
STATION ROAD 		grass pitches787 yd
Ingfield
Prospect Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches802 yd
Ossett Academy And Sixth Form College
STORRS HILL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool909 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground
2 DALE HOUSE 2 DALE HOUSE DALE STREET 		grass pitches1,013 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed18 Mbit/s
Average download speed18.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed29.42 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed29.42 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed3.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed3.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed5.44 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Ash Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 274 crimes were reported near Ash Close . 36% 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 8QR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Ash Close, Ossett, WF5 8QR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 274
Violence And Sexual Offences 124
Public Order 40
Anti Social Behaviour 22
Criminal Damage And Arson 18
Shoplifting 18
Other Theft 13
Vehicle Crime 13
Burglary 10
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 8QR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Runtlings Lane432 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Headlands Road427 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Prospect Road524 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Prospect Road524 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Runtlings Lane432 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Station Road490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bank Street391 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Runtlings Lane432 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Old Church Street497 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket538 yd
More Crime Statistics for Ash Close, Ossett, WF5 8QR

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF5 8QR area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired95
Full-Time Employee74
Part-Time Employee39
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Self-Employed11
Student (economically inactive)8
Looking after home or family8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other3
Unemployed2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Manufacturing27
Education23
Human health and social work activities21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security21
Administrative and support service activities12
Construction11
Accommodation and food service activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Financial and insurance activities6
Transport and storage5
Information and communication5
Other3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female153
Male148

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex158
Separated6
Divorced18
Widowed16

Health

Very good health133
Good health110
Fair health34
Bad health18
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 94
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Other Asian1
White297

Country of Birth

United Kingdom289
European Union6
Rest of Europe2
Middle East and Asia4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK289
10+ Years12

Passport Held

United Kingdom272
Ireland2
France1
Italy1
No passport held25

Religion

No religion107
Christian172
Buddhist3
Not answered20
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