Housing in WF4 5FD
What the homes in WF4 5FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horbury
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
WF4 5FDWakefield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.1%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.8% of households in the WF4 5FD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 35% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented20.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.2%). 26.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wakefield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wakefield (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF4 5FD (Horbury) (about 1,448 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.