WF4 5NU

Horbury & South Ossett · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 5PA 57 m
WF4 5NX 67 m
WF4 5NT 90 m
WF4 5PB 106 m
WF4 5NS 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 5NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 5
Latitude
53.659038
Longitude
-1.574595
British National Grid easting
428,211
British National Grid northing
418,143

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00059503
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 029F · E01011800
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 029 · E02002466

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, St Johns Street, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5NU 6 February 2026 £180,000
2, St Johns Street, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5NU 17 October 2025 £110,400
16, St Johns Street, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5NU 26 April 2023 £156,900

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
36
Secondary
5
  1. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    143 m
  2. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
789
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Public order 56
  • Other theft 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.6 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    2.0 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.6 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    3.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.7 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    4.0 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

    SCARBOROUGH STREET, SAVILE TOWN, DEWSBURY, DEWSBURY, WF12 9AY

    ODS code B85645

    4.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.5 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SAVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, THE SIDINGS, DEWSBURY, WF12 9QU

    ODS code B85652

    4.6 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.7 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.7 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WILLIAM STREET, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7BD

    ODS code B85620

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Road

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Road

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Wakefield Commercial Park

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Wakefield Commercial Park

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Horbury Bridge A

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 029F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,309 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
19
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £156,900 from 3 recorded sales in WF4 5NU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 143 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

789 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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