Horbury

Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,059 · 4 LSOAs

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65Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Horbury is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,418 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (91) but weak on Living environment (31). Typical homes here sold for about £202,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 88 sales), in line with the wider Wakefield median of £205,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #240 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,041
Employment 62 · #2,637
Education 61 · #2,699
Health 50 · #3,412
Crime 50 · #3,412
Housing & access 91 · #588
Living environment 31 · #4,735

House prices ?

£202,500median (12m) · -12.3% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£202,50088-12.3%+21.8%
Detached£390,75020+3.0%+31.6%
Semi-detached£222,50026-7.3%+17.1%
Terraced£165,00039-0.6%+22.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£202,500
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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