Spring Mill Lane Wakefield
5 addresses across 4 postcodes (WF5), about 690 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local access road. USRN 41805084.
- 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 C; 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 Wakefield Westgate, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 64 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ossett Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (61% of about 540 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: yes, Wakefield.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 4 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 0RF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| WF5 0NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF5 0RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF5 9AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 64 m and 87 m above sea level (76 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF5 0NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF5 0RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF5 0RF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF5 9AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Dewsbury 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Flushdyke School | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ossett Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Towngate Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.4 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ossett Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wakefield Pharmacy | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ossett Dental Care | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Fieldhead Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Ossett Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Ossett Service Station, Ossett Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 15 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Giggal Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Horbury Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Calder Island | Island | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the street's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | No published inspection |
| Towngate Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | 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 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, 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 |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Childcare WF5 9AQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| JB's Coffee Shop & Takeaway WF5 9AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Aspens Services Limited WF5 0QA | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Breakfast/After School Club WF5 0QA | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Slimming World WF5 0QD | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- WF5 0RF: 2 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- WF5 0NP: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- WF5 0RE: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- WF5 9AQ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.