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Thinking of living at WF5 8HB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 94% met the expected standard |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Manor Croft Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 34.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Paradise Primary School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Madni Academy | Independent | 2.5 km | 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rida Girls High School | Independent | 2.8 km | 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Slazengers/Ossett C.A.C Crown Green Bowls Club | 790 m | 19 |
| Cricket | Ossett Cricket Club | 790 m | 10 |
| Football | The George | 530 m | 7 |
| Tennis | Thornhill Cricket And Bowling Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Wakefield) | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Ossett Cricket And Athletic Club | 750 m | 3 |
| Golf | Low Laithes Golf Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Lews Fitness | 770 m | 2 |
| Darts | Pinnacle Darts | 540 m | 1 |
| No | The Horse & Jockey | 560 m | 1 |
| Powerboating | Dewsbury and District Sea Cadets | 660 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Dewsbury and District Sea Cadets | 660 m | 1 |
| Windsurfing | Dewsbury and District Sea Cadets | 660 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Kerr's Angling Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Dewsbury Rams | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Dewsbury, a drive away (3.2 km), with 947k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Westfield Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 126); 36 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 51 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (2.9 km) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (6.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 400 m away; Candy Haus (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ossett Surgery (300 m), with Ossett Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Opal Hair is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 6.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Kingsway Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The George the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Hazel Crescent Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Lews Fitness (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 58 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
38 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.