Housing in WF5 8LY
What the homes in WF5 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ossett West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,321 (2024)
WF5 8LYOssett
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.6%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
79.3% of households in the WF5 8LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.2% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented15.5%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.4%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wakefield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wakefield (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF5 8LY (Ossett West) (about 1,321 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.