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Thinking of living at WF4 5QX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horbury Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kettlethorpe High School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cliffe School | Independent | 850 m | Attainment 8: 6.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Silcoates School | Independent | 3.5 km | 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cliffe Primary School | Independent | 3.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Horbury Wmc Crown Green Bowls Club | 770 m | 17 |
| Football | Grasmere Football Field | 2.7 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Calder Grove Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 11 |
| Tennis | Carr Lodge Park | 450 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Cedar Court Health Club (Wakefield) | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Thornes Park Stadium | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Golf | City Of Wakefield Golf Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Billiards | St Michaels Snooker Club | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Thornes Park Stadium | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Thornes Park Skate Park | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Kerr's Angling Centre | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Thornes Park Stadium | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Thornes Park Stadium | 2.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Wakefield Westgate, a drive away (3.3 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Rochester Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 232, 231); 31 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Horbury Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 78% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Horbury Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Food, 850 m away, with Lockwood's Convenience Store closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Croft (600 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Oasis is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 5.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Hickorys Smokehouse Horbury is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Kings Arms the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 16 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Carr Lodge Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Muscle World (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
16 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.