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Buying at WF5 0AD

Before you offer on a home at WF5 0AD: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £325k. In Ossett West.

1 to check3 clear£325k typical on Belgrave Street

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Note
On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).
Note
Busy road: B6128, 180 m awayAbout 7,516 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£325ktypical sale on Belgrave Street, last 10 years

£2,574typical price per m² in Ossett West

£1,410–£3,220per m² for homes at WF5 0AD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,574 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £232k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Ossett West

Ossett West

+45% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	41	£343k	£115k – £720k
Semi-detached	49	£218k	£113k – £545k
Terraced	58	£180k	£80k – £420k
Flat	24	£130k	£78k – £275k

Standard sales in Ossett West. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

2sales on Belgrave Street in the last two years

172sales in Ossett West in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at WF5 0AD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
2, Belgrave StreetSemi-detached	£165,000, Apr 2008	–	Buyer's report →
3, Belgrave StreetDetached	£371,550, Apr 2026	180 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Belgrave StreetDetached	£399,000, Jul 2025	124 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Belgrave StreetTerraced	£220,000, Dec 2019	114 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Belgrave StreetDetached	£275,000, Nov 2015	195 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Belgrave StreetSemi-detached	£205,000, Apr 2022	132 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Belgrave StreetTerraced	£215,000, Jul 2018	126 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Belgrave StreetTerraced	£352,500, Oct 2022	143 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Belgrave StreetDetached	£325,000, Aug 2019	134 m²	Buyer's report →
22, Belgrave Street

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Buying at WF5 0AD

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £325k. In Ossett West.

1 to check3 clear£325k typical on Belgrave Street

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: landslides significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Radon: up to 3–5% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

On a coalfieldA coal mining search is usual here, though this spot is outside the high-risk area (Coal Authority).

Note

Busy road: B6128, 180 m awayAbout 7,516 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£325ktypical sale on Belgrave Street, last 10 years

£2,574typical price per m² in Ossett West

£1,410–£3,220per m² for homes at WF5 0AD sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,574 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £232k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Ossett West, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£113k	£101k	£590 a month	6.3%
2 beds	£185k	£146k	£770 a month	5.0%
3 beds	£235k	£193k	£930 a month	4.7%
4+ beds	£394k	£308k	£1,300 a month	4.0%
All homes	£223k	£175k	£850 a month	4.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places