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Affluence in WF4 5FG

How WF4 5FG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Horbury
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,448 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WF4 5FG is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WF4 5FG area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Living environment4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£51,388
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
46%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.7% of adults in the WF4 5FG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.5% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

WF4 5FGEngland
Employee, full-time36.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time14%11.9%
Self-employed7.8%9.5%
Unemployed2.5%2.9%
Full-time student4.6%7.9%
Retired23.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.1%4.1%
Other2.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28.1% of adults in the WF4 5FG area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WF4 5FGEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.1%19.9%
Intermediate13.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%5.3%
Semi-routine11.9%11.3%
Routine17.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.2%8.5%
Full-time students4.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

24.6% of adults in the WF4 5FG area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 19.8% have no qualifications.

WF4 5FGEngland
Degree level or above24.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%
No qualifications19.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF4 5FG (Horbury) (about 1,448 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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