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
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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
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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 yearSource: 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
