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On Healey Road, in Ossett West
What it's like at WF5 8LB: every home that has sold on Healey Road 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Healey Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 62 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 6, Healey RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £127,000 | 93 m² | £1,366/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Healey RoadDetached | Mar 2003 | £143,000 | 112 m² | £1,277/m² | 1 |
| 11a, Healey RoadDetached | Jun 2021 | £210,000 | 45 m² | £4,667/m² | 2 |
| West View, Healey RoadDetached | Oct 2003 | £183,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Dewsbury, a drive away (4.1 km), with 947k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Healey Road South St, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 120, 120A); 31 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College, 550 m 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 Iceland, 600 m away, with Slimming World closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Footprints Chiropody Clinic (500 m), with As Carlton the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Bank Street Barbers is 450 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.
Ossett War Memorial Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Ossett Cricket And Athletic Club the nearest pub (200 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 Broadowler Play Area, 900 m away; for exercise, Lews Fitness (950 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.
41 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%.
5 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 8LB →
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 62 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 49 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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 | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.8% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.6% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 79 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 54 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.