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Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge

Middle area

West Wakefield. 9,103 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£220,100
2,013th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,050
2,065th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences277
Other crime126
Criminal damage and arson53
Anti-social behaviour51
Vehicle crime37
Burglary21
Drug offences8
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Ossett South East & Horbury BridgeMiddle
Median sale price45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from £147,500 to £362,500. The middle area is £198,750. Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge is £220,100.
£220,10014th most expensive
Population45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 5,499 to 11,902. The middle area is 7,901. Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge is 9,050.
9,05011th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 90.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 70.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.0%. Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge is 96.0%.
96.0%joint 19th lowest

Is Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (277), other crime (126) and criminal damage and arson (53).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge alone. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,283
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge was £220,100 in 2025.

Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge had 9,050 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.