Horbury Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Horbury Road is classified by the ONS as Retired Independent City Dwellers. Horbury Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Horbury Road is located in the Wakefield West ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.673254, -1.518698
Grid Ref SE318197
Suburb Lupset
Constituency Wakefield

House Prices

The average house price in Horbury Road is 6.26% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 10 Horbury Road, that sold for £140,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Horbury Road

Date No. Type Price
21/12/2022 10 Terrace £140,000
09/12/2022 153 Detached £190,000
22/08/2022 309 Semi £275,000
15/08/2022 63 Flat £95,000
10/08/2022 4 Semi £187,000
08/07/2022 77 Terrace £221,000
27/06/2022 41 Semi £237,000
24/06/2022 268 Semi £243,500
17/06/2022 246 Semi £211,000
27/05/2022 341 Semi £347,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Horbury Road, West Yorkshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Horbury Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Horbury Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 Public Order Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Horbury Road and compared that to the average for the Wakefield West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Horbury Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wakefield West ward

Social economic statistics for Horbury Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Horbury Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Horbury Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Horbury Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Horbury Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Horbury Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Horbury Road are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Horbury Road are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Horbury Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Horbury Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Horbury Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Horbury Road.

Unemployment in Horbury Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.19% of Horbury Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Horbury Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Horbury Road. The proportion of retirees on Horbury Road is 39.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
57.78% of Horbury Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Horbury Road

The proportion of home owners on Horbury Road is 49.18% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.84% of properties in Horbury Road are private rented and 77.78% are social rented.
12.82% of residents of Horbury Road own their home

Country of Birth of Horbury Road residents

The proportion if Horbury Road residents born in the UK is 12.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.22% of Horbury Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.78% of Horbury Road residents were born in the UK

Horbury Road Summary

Horbury Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Horbury Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Horbury Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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