Bacteriostatic water in Ossett

Local facts for Ossett

Ossett sits in the WF5 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF5 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Ossett go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 13.7 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 14.3 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 17.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Ossett with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 33.8 km south
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 34.3 km south
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 45.6 km north-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.2 km south-west

Nearby: Dewsbury (3.4 km), Batley (5.2 km), Wakefield (5.4 km), Milnthorpe (6.8 km), Heckmondwike (6.9 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Ossett lies west of Wakefield, about 5.4 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• WF, 5.8 km
• Mirfield, WF14, 7.7 km
• Normanton, WF6, 11.1 km
• Ashfield, WF6, 11.2 km
• Featherstone, WF7, 14.6 km
• Castleford, WF10, 15.8 km
• Hemsworth, WF9, 16.7 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 17.9 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Wakefield (14 location pages): Wakefield 5.4 km, WF 5.8 km, Milnthorpe 6.8 km, Normanton 11.1 km, Ashfield 11.2 km, Featherstone 14.6 km, Castleford 15.8 km, Hemsworth 16.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Ossett: north, Morley (7.8 km); east, Wakefield (5.4 km); south, Penistone (17.5 km); west, Dewsbury (3.4 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Ossett: 9; within 25 km: 54; within 50 km: 96.

Map reference: 53.6802, -1.5803 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572938).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.