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Horbury & South Ossett
vs Wakefield West

Wakefield West has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Horbury & South Ossett. Homes in Horbury & South Ossett sold for a median of £212,500, 6% above Wakefield West. Wakefield West has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Wakefield with Horbury & South Ossett highlighted
Horbury & South Ossett
469 postcodes
Map of Wakefield with Wakefield West highlighted
Wakefield West
396 postcodes
Map of Wakefield
Wakefield
city average

People

Horbury & South Ossett has 15,200 residents in 6,858 households; Wakefield West has 16,437 in 6,934. Horbury & South Ossett has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 5.6 percentage points more than Wakefield West (Wakefield: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).

15,200Residents (2021)
16,437Residents (2021)
353,368Residents (2021)
6,858Households
6,934Households
153,075Households
14.5%Aged 15–29
17.4%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Living alone
31.4%Living alone
30.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Horbury & South Ossett and 57% in Wakefield West. Horbury & South Ossett has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 19.9 percentage points more than Wakefield West (Wakefield: 63%). Horbury & South Ossett has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 2.3 percentage points more than Wakefield West (Wakefield: 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,500 in Horbury & South Ossett and £201,000 in Wakefield West, against £205,000 across Wakefield.

£212,500Median sale price
£201,000Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
68.6%Owner-occupied
48.7%Owner-occupied
62.6%Owner-occupied
13.4%Private renting
11.1%Private renting
14.9%Private renting
17.4%Social renting
39.3%Social renting
21.7%Social renting
24.6%Detached houses
14.0%Detached houses
22.3%Detached houses
41.0%Semi-detached houses
56.6%Semi-detached houses
44.6%Semi-detached houses
26.2%Terraced houses
14.3%Terraced houses
22.0%Terraced houses
6.8%Flats
14.2%Flats
9.1%Flats

Surroundings

Wakefield West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.6 percentage points more than Horbury & South Ossett (Wakefield: 15%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Horbury & South Ossett, and 80 in Wakefield West. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Horbury & South Ossett and 419 m in Wakefield West. The typical postcode is 3,151 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Horbury & South Ossett and 1,055 m in Wakefield West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Horbury & South Ossett and 98% in Wakefield West.

13.8%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
76Services within 15 min (median)
80Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
332 mNearest school (median)
419 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
58Postcodes in flood risk areas
112Postcodes in flood risk areas
839Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Horbury & South Ossett and 168 in Wakefield West, against 121 across Wakefield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
168Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
121Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Horbury & South Ossett

Horbury & South Ossett is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 15,200 people in 6,858 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Wakefield median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Wakefield average.

Wakefield West

Wakefield West is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 16,437 people in 6,934 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £201,000 over the past two years, in line with the Wakefield median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the Wakefield average.

More comparisons.

Horbury & South Ossett and Wakefield West next to other wards of Wakefield.

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