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WF5 9SH

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
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 0HZ 87 m
WF5 0PB 103 m
WF5 0PE 136 m
WF5 0HS 157 m
WF5 0PD 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 9SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9
Latitude
53.675658
Longitude
-1.554914
British National Grid easting
429,500
British National Grid northing
420,000

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
E00059508
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 029A · E01011793
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
67
Primary
44
Secondary
7

  1. Ossett South Parade Primary

    Community school

    570 m

  2. Towngate Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,077
  • Anti social behaviour 201
  • Public order 199
  • Other theft 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF5 9 residents
6,553

Age bands in WF5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,189 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

1,721 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,701 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,142 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.8 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.6 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.9 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.0 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

    4.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.4 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.7 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    4.7 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    4.8 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.8 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    4.9 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Junction Lane

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Junction Lane

    BCT · Ossett

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Road Junction

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Road Junction

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.2 miles

  • Spa St Manor Road

    BCT · Ossett Spa

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 029A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,566 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

67 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ossett South Parade Primary is the nearest published school at 570 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,077 events.

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