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On Kingsway, in Ossett North
What it's like at WF5 8DX: every home that has sold on Kingsway since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Kingsway; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 137 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 228, KingswaySemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £235,000 | 94 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230, KingswaySemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £250,000 | 114 m² | £2,193/m² | 2 |
| 232, KingswaySemi-detached | May 1997 | £57,000 | 135 m² | £422/m² | 1 |
| 238, KingswaySemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £249,500 | 126 m² | £1,980/m² | 3 |
| 242, KingswaySemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £185,000 | 90 m² | £2,056/m² | 2 |
| 244, KingswaySemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £129,673 | 96 m² | £1,351/m² | 4 |
| 246, KingswaySemi-detached | May 2003 | £110,000 | 109 m² | £1,009/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Dewsbury, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 947k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Deneside, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 112); 29 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Gawthorpe Community Academy, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Manor Croft Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (3.7 km) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (6.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away, with Nisa Local closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ossett Surgery (800 m), with Giles & Ward Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, The Luxe Lounge is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 6.1 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Spinners Fisheries, Spinners Arms is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Hammer & Stithy the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Hazel Crescent Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Lews Fitness (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
Most households own their home, 16% 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.
15 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.
Ossett and Denby Dale constituency: Jade Botterill MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,542 (10.4%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 5%.
16 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WF5 8DX →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Kingsway in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 105 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.3% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 52 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.