Horbury
Horbury is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,225. It has around 1 pharmacy, 21 restaurants and cafés, 40 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Pugneys Lakeside, 2.6 km away. There were around 101 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Horbury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wakefield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 353,364 residents at roughly 1,044 people per km².
- Council
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wakefield
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 230th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 13° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
76 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences36
- Criminal damage & arson12
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Public order5
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Wakefield West · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle Crime We have seen an increase in Theft of Motor Vehicles particularly high value vehicles, from local beauty spots including New…
- Anti-social vehicle use and speeding We will increase patrols in identified areas of demand and run speeding operations at these location…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
589 reported road collisions (2024)
187 killed or seriously injured · 754 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
299 food businesses within 2 miles
- 254 rated 4–5 ★ (196 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pugneys Lakeside (3.2 km)
- 41 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wakefield Westgate (4.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£198,519 average▲ 4.8% YoY
Across Wakefield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£800 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY
- 1 bed £572
- 2 bed £721
- 3 bed £863
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (5.7 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Horbury High Street (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches23
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
353,364 residents in Wakefield · 1,044/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 64 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,297 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (48% of 165,130)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
158 schools · 56,852 pupils
113 primary · 18 secondary · 27 other
Ofsted: 51 of 61 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
141inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- De Lacy AcademyOutstanding
- Trinity Academy CathedralOutstanding
- Crofton AcademyGood
- Horbury AcademyGood
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Outwood Academy City FieldsGood
- Outwood Grange AcademyGood
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- The King's SchoolGood
- Airedale AcademyRequires improvement
- Carleton High School
- Castleford Academy
- Kettlethorpe High School
- Minsthorpe Community College
- Outwood Academy Freeston
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- The Featherstone Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wakefield
Care & health services
304 CQC-registered services
- Care homes97
- GP practices42
- Dentists60
- Homecare agencies85
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wakefield
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
257 applications decided
90.3% granted · 232 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jade Botterill
Labour
Ossett and Denby Dale
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 1
- Con 1
- LD 2
- Grn 1
- Ref 55
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés36
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
20 jobs advertised · £33,572 avg
e.g. Online GCSE Tutor - Part Time, Online Law Tutoring Job in Horbury – Flexible Schedule, MIG Welder
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,460 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 204,474 certificates
13.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
77% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 64% · Gas 14% · Imports 9% · Solar 8%
130 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 53.8 women · 54 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ossett and Denby Dale:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office422 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership315 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s280 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership236 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance222 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Horbury Town Hall · 0.1 kmHorbury Town Hall is a former municipal building in Westfield Road, Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which is now used as business centre, is a locally listed building.
Horbury · 0.3 kmHorbury is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated north of the River Calder about three miles (5 km) south west of Wakefield and two mi…
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury · 0.4 kmSt Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Wakefield deanery in the archdeaconry of Pontefract, diocese of Wakefie…
Horbury and Ossett railway station · 0.6 kmHorbury and Ossett railway station formerly served the town of Horbury in West Yorkshire, England. It was located on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, which ran along the Calder valley establishing a key link between…
Horbury Town F.C. · 0.8 kmHorbury Town Football Club is a football club based in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. They play at the Slazengers Sports Complex.
Horbury Academy · 0.9 kmHorbury Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Horbury in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horbury?
- Horbury is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wakefield local authority.
- What is the population of Horbury?
- Horbury has an approximate settlement population of 10,225.
- How deprived is Horbury?
- The Wakefield local authority, which includes Horbury, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.