Lavery Close Ossett, Wakefield
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF5), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41806205.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £495,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dewsbury, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 107 to 110 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ossett Surgery, about 280 m away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 87 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £438,000 | £438,000 | £438,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £447,250 | £444,500 | £450,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £292,500 | £275,000 | £310,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £307,498 | £303,000 | £365,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2024 | 1 WF5 8ES | Detached | £495,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 17 WF5 8ES | Detached | £438,000 | |
| 31 May 2023 | 15 WF5 8ES | Detached | £385,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jan 2023 | 15 WF5 8ES | Detached | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 May 2021 | 2 WF5 8ES | Detached | £444,500 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Mar 2021 | 1 WF5 8ES | Detached | £450,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 9 WF5 8ES | Detached | £460,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2019 | 6 WF5 8ES | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2018 | 7 WF5 8ES | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Nov 2017 | 21 WF5 8ES | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2016 | 18 WF5 8ES | Detached | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 19 WF5 8ES | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2015 | 19 WF5 8ES | Detached | £340,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jul 2013 | 12 WF5 8ES | Detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 2010 | 5 WF5 8ES | Detached | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Dec 2008 | 11 WF5 8ES | Detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Oct 2007 | 9 WF5 8ES | Detached | £365,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 May 2007 | 19 WF5 8ES | Detached | £309,995 | |
| 8 May 2007 | 19 WF5 8ES | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 18 WF5 8ES | Detached | £303,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 16 WF5 8ES | Detached | £279,995 | Leasehold. |
| 18 May 2006 | 14 WF5 8ES | Detached | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2005 | 23 WF5 8ES | Detached | £315,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2004 | 9 WF5 8ES | Flat or maisonette | £305,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2003 | 25 WF5 8ES | Detached | £188,367 | New build. |
| 20 Aug 2003 | 4 WF5 8ES | Detached | £217,150 | New build. |
| 7 Aug 2003 | 6 WF5 8ES | Detached | £213,150 | New build. |
| 29 Jul 2003 | 8 WF5 8ES | Detached | £179,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 12 WF5 8ES | Flat or maisonette | £189,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 10 WF5 8ES | Detached | £214,950 | New build. |
| 19 Mar 2003 | 16 WF5 8ES | Detached | £164,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2003 | 14 WF5 8ES | Detached | £217,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 7 Feb 2003 | 18 WF5 8ES | Detached | £185,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Jan 2003 | 20 WF5 8ES | Detached | £179,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2002 | 21 WF5 8ES | Detached | £215,950 | New build. |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 23 WF5 8ES | Detached | £202,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Sep 2002 | 2 WF5 8ES | Detached | £204,950 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2002 | 19 WF5 8ES | Detached | £172,500 | New build. |
| 16 Aug 2002 | 15 WF5 8ES | Detached | £172,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jul 2002 | 9 WF5 8ES | Detached | £212,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 7 WF5 8ES | Flat or maisonette | £169,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 5 WF5 8ES | Flat or maisonette | £157,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2002 | 3 WF5 8ES | Flat or maisonette | £202,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 May 2002 | 1 WF5 8ES | Detached | £212,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, detached (14). Built: 1996-2002 (11); 2003-2006 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (36% of about 1,670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ossett Fire Station, Ossett: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 29-31 Dale Street, Wakefield: up to 5 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 73 Church Street/Hirstlands Drive, Ossett, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 19 Queen Street, Ossett: up to 8 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF5 8ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF5 8FA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 107 m and 110 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF5 8ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF5 8FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dewsbury 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilman Drive Ossett | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ossett Bus Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Towngate Car Park | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ventnor Way GeniePoint | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.9 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ossett Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ossett Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Ossett Police Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ossett, Dale Street Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,860 m² | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Giggal Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Long Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Storrs Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Dogloitch Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 350 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Towngate Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Orchard Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Childcare Alpha & Omega Clubs WF5 9DW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 4 Good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Breakfast Club WF5 9DG | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Dolce WF5 9DG | School/college/university | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Crumb & Co WF5 9EQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Kingsway Cafe WF5 8DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Lidl WF5 8DA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Bobby's Salt & Pepper WF5 9HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2024 |
| Spurr's Quality Butchers WF5 9HE | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Co-op WF5 9DB | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Nikoz WF5 9DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| A & M Sandwich Bar WF5 9DB | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 28 Jan 2025 |
| FGF WF5 9DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| New Ossett Spice WF5 9DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 May 2025 |
| Cheung's Chinese WF5 9DB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 24 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lavery Close (12); On or near B6128 (11); On or near Moorcroft Court (10); On or near Cross Ryecroft Street (9); On or near Ashbrook Close (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Constable Drive · Kingsway Grove · Ryecroft Street · Woodhead Close · Cross Ryecroft Street · Kingsway · Wilman Drive · Turner Close · Moorcroft Court · Laurel Court · Ashbrook Close · Moorcroft
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.