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WF4 5JB

Horbury & South Ossett · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Horbury & South Ossett
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 5JG 46 m
WF4 5JQ 59 m
WF4 5JE 82 m
WF4 5JH 82 m
WF4 5JJ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 5JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 5
Latitude
53.661226
Longitude
-1.541447
British National Grid easting
430,400
British National Grid northing
418,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Horbury & South Ossett · E05016531
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00059490
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 031A · E01011797
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 031 · E02002468

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
39
Secondary
5

  1. Horbury Academy

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    392 m

  2. Horbury Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    442 m

  3. Evolve Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,826
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 886
  • Public order 176
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Shoplifting 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF4 5 residents
5,629

Age bands in WF4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

859 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

546 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,244 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,685 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,280 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    571 m

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    1.7 km

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    2.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.9 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.1 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    3.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.7 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    4.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Elmwood Grove

    BCT · Horbury

    0.1 miles

  • Elmwood Grove

    BCT · Horbury

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Drive

    BCT · Horbury

    0.2 miles

  • Benton Park

    BCT · Horbury

    0.3 miles

  • Stannard Well Lane

    BCT · Horbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 031A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,819 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 5 secondary schools. Horbury Academy is the nearest published school at 392 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,826 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 886 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.