Ossett, West Yorkshire · WF5
Goring Park Avenue, Ossett
Goring Park Avenue, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5
Offers over · Originally listed at £595,000
A most impressive Victorian detached house set in a generous corner plot in a highly regarded residential area - just a few minutes from M1 J40 giving easy access to Leeds, Sheffield and beyond, Goring House is also in walking distance of green belt countryside. Retaining many original features whilst offering everything required for modern day living this really is a unique opportunity to purchase a fabulous property that is steeped in local history.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Impressive, detached Victorian property
- Two reception rooms
- Spacious dining kitchen with utility room
- Four bedrooms
- Extensive cellars
- Double garage and off-street parking
- Sought after location
- Council Tax Band F
Read the full agent description
An increasingly rare opportunity to acquire a fabulous period property offering spacious and highly versatile accommodation. Certain to appeal to the most discerning of buyers an internal inspection is essential to fully appreciate everything this magnificent property has to offer.
The ground floor accommodation comprises; - spacious entrance hallway with stairs rising to the first floor, two reception rooms, dining kitchen, utility room and guest WC.
The spacious dining kitchen is perfect for family occasions or gatherings, having fitted units and integrated appliances with ample room for a family dining table. The separate utility room offers additional storage space, ideal for keeping the laundry out of sight.
To the first floor there are four good sized bedrooms and the family bathroom which has a three-piece suite comprising; - bath with shower attachment, WC and wash basin.
The extensive cellars on the lower ground floor provide a generous storage space with clear potential for further development.
Externally, the property is set-in well-maintained gardens with established plants and bushes to the borders. Ample off-street parking leads to a detached double garage which has fitted light, power and an electric door.
Goring House, once the home of local author Stan Barstow, is virtually all that remains of an ambitious project by Batley Carr entrepreneur Mathew Wharton at the end of the 19th century, to develop part of 'Ossett Common' as a 'Little Harrogate' and develop the benefits of 'the Spa' waters.
Goring House was built by John Tennant, who was a business associate of Mathew Wharton and a builder and property developer from Dewsbury. The lime trees, which still form avenues in Goring Park Avenue and adjoining roads, were planted in 1864 and, with Goring House, stand as a single memorial of Mathew Wharton's scheme to develop this part of Ossett as a 'little Harrogate'.
Local Authority, Council Tax Band & Covenants
Wakefield Council
Council Tax Band F
Tenure, Services & Parking
Freehold
All mains services; central heating .
Garage and off-street parking.
Internet & Mobile Coverage
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Connected for everyday life
100%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
Available speed bands
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Getting about
2.1 milesto Wakefield Westgate Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 7.4 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 11.4 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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