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Horbury & South Ossett

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West Wakefield. About 15,160 people in 6.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Horbury & South Ossett, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,200
763rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.8%
3,090th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Horbury & South Ossett compares

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

Horbury & South OssettMiddle
Population21 wards, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 14,259 to 18,860. The middle area is 17,083. Horbury & South Ossett is 15,200.
15,2002nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 82.4% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.5%. Horbury & South Ossett is 96.5%.
96.5%11th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 1.9% to 7.9%. The middle area is 3.5%. Horbury & South Ossett is 3.3%.
3.3%9th lowest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Wakefield · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 60.0% to 69.2%. The middle area is 62.7%. Horbury & South Ossett is 60.8%.
60.8%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

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

Average house price
£199,347
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Horbury & South Ossett in brief

Horbury & South Ossett had 15,200 usual residents at the census.

In Horbury & South Ossett, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Horbury & South Ossett, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.8% of residents in Horbury & South Ossett were aged 15 to 64 at the census.