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Housing in WF4 6DB

What the homes in WF4 6DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,353 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.7%). Flats make up 7.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WF4 6DBEngland
Detached13.2%22.9%
Semi-detached65.7%31.5%
Terraced13.7%23%
Purpose-built flat5.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.7% of households in the WF4 6DB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

WF4 6DB
62%
27%
England
  • Owned61.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented26.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF4 6DBEngland
Owned outright31.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council20.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF4 6DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.4%). 28.7% of households include dependent children.

WF4 6DBEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

WakefieldEngland
All homes£806£1,459
One bedroom£576£1,195
Two bedrooms£726£1,335
Three bedrooms£869£1,489
Four or more£1,217£2,161
Detached£1,105£1,640
Semi-detached£868£1,449
Terraced£784£1,435
Flat or maisonette£664£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF4 6DB (Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge) (about 1,353 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.

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