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Housing in WF4 6LY

What the homes in WF4 6LY 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
1,540 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.5%). Flats make up 16.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

WF4 6LYEngland
Detached17%22.9%
Semi-detached40.5%31.5%
Terraced25.6%23%
Purpose-built flat15.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.4% of households in the WF4 6LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

WF4 6LY
50%
37%
England
  • Owned50.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.5%1%
  • Private rented9.5%20.5%
  • Social rented37.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF4 6LYEngland
Owned outright28.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council24.7%8.3%
From a housing association12.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF4 6LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.6%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.

WF4 6LYEngland
Living alone, under 6617.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 6LY (Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge) (about 1,540 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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