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Theatres 12 Art Galleries 11 Go Karting 10 Golf Courses 9 Stadiums 8 Exhibition and Trade Centres 8 Nature Reserves 7 Lakes 7 Museums 7 Aquariums 6 Park and Gardens 5 Theme Parks 4 Zoos 3 Holiday Parks 3 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Cathedrals 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 2 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub3.3 miGP surgeryOssett Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAs Carlton LTD10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOssett Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryOssett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary Schoolages 3-11, 341 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOssett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior Schoolages 7-11, 336 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOssett Academy and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-19, 1,699 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.1 miUniversityLeeds College of Music8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationDewsbury2.3 miBus stationOssett Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops140 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF5 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF5 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF5
Telephone code01244
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,441 residentsin the Ossett West census areaMedian age 45.63,461 households63% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright21% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,455 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C670 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGiggal Hillhill · under a mileLodge Hillhill · under a mileHolme Leas Cloughvalley · under a mileCalder Islandisland · 3.3 miArdsley Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miThe Wykewater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBroc-O-Dale Gardenspark · under a mileGreen Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLow Laithes Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 37 haCarr Lodge Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haIllingworth Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThornes Junior Football Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20259 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Go Karting

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Golf Courses

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Stadiums

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Exhibition and Trade Centres

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Nature Reserves

Nature Reserves in Ossett

 

 

Lakes

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Museums

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Aquariums

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Park and Gardens

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Theme Parks

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Zoos

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Holiday Parks

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Golf Driving Ranges

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Cathedrals

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Wildlife and Safari Parks

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