7,427
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
144 · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£209,000
Median property price
501
Postcodes
Overview of Ossett
Coordinates53.6827, -1.5810
Postcodes
501
Population (Census)
16,540
Households (Census)
7,427
Recorded crime · May '26
144 · 8.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ossett
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.58 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.58 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Ossett
Property sales · Ossett
HM Land Registry · Ossett
Average price
£222,122
YoY: +4.7%
Median price: £199,450
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 8 sales · avg £161,375
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£275k£218k£161k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Ossett
Crime trends · Ossett
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
866238
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
73
YoY +28%
ASB
33207
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -36%
Vehicle Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +100%
Burglary
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY stable
Demographics in Ossett
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion43.6%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.5%
35–4919.3%
65–7412.2%
25–3411.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other17.0%
Any member 66+15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
All members 66+11.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Schools in Ossett
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Wakefield · WF5 8LB
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Wakefield · WF5 9QP
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Highfield School
Wakefield · WF5 9BS
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Wakefield · WF5 0DG
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · WF5 9AN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Wakefield · WF5 8BA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Towngate Primary Academy
Wakefield · WF5 0QA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Wakefield · WF5 9DG
Not judged
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Ossett
Postcodes in Ossett
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