Horbury
Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,059 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode WF4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,418 of 6,856 in England
- #199 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #8 of 45 in Wakefield
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Horbury is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,418 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (91) but weak on Living environment (31). Typical homes here sold for about £202,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 88 sales), in line with the wider Wakefield median of £205,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #240 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,068 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £202,500 | 88 | -12.3% | +21.8% |
| Detached | £390,750 | 20 | +3.0% | +31.6% |
| Semi-detached | £222,500 | 26 | -7.3% | +17.1% |
| Terraced | £165,000 | 39 | -0.6% | +22.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #240 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,515 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 289 |
| Theft | 71 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 |
| Public order & weapons | 65 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 24 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wakefield
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Ruskington South, Leasingham & OsbournbyNorth Kesteven65£275,000
- Bilsthorpe & FarnsfieldNewark and Sherwood65£280,000
- Desford & Newbold VerdonHinckley and Bosworth65£285,500
- Yardley Wood EastBirmingham65£307,000
- Starcross & ExminsterTeignbridge65£335,000
- Preston ParkBrighton and Hove65£350,000