WF5 0BZ

Horbury & South Ossett · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 0FA 16 m
WF5 0BY 79 m
WF5 0DB 81 m
WF5 0BS 113 m
WF5 0AW 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 0BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 0
Latitude
53.667581
Longitude
-1.570770
British National Grid easting
428,458
British National Grid northing
419,095

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
E00059474
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 029D · E01011796
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 029 · E02002466

Postcode source versions

Explore WF5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
41
Secondary
5
  1. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    283 m
  2. South Ossett Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    390 m
  3. Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

    Academy converter

    487 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 662
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Public order 134
  • Other theft 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF5 0 residents
9,070

Age bands in WF5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,428 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

833 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

2,004 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,445 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

2,351 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.6 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    1.7 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    2.7 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.1 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    3.6 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.8 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

    4.0 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.0 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    4.4 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    4.5 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

    DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85004

    4.9 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    4.9 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Horbury Road Sowood Grange

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles
  • Sowood Lane

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.1 miles
  • Sowood Lane

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.1 miles
  • Horbury Rd South Terrace

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 029D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,168 of 33,755

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

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 662 events.

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