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S72 9BL

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hemsworth
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 9AQ 243 m
S72 9FE 252 m
S72 9FD 265 m
S72 9AG 324 m
S72 9FA 332 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 9BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9
Latitude
53.610243
Longitude
-1.395387
British National Grid easting
440,100
British National Grid northing
412,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Hemsworth · E05016530
Parish or community
E04000243
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059466
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 040C · E01011784
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 040 · E02002477

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
27
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. South Hiendley Primary School

    Academy converter

    423 m

  2. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

  3. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Public order 20
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S72 9 residents
4,316

Age bands in S72 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

799 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

441 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,269 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

911 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    2.7 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 65D MIDLAND ROAD, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4QW

    ODS code C85005

    3.9 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

    WHITE ROSE MED PRACTICE, CUDWORTH CTR, CARLTON STREET, BARNSLEY, S72 8SU

    ODS code C85014

    3.9 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05363

    4.2 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BARNSLEY HEALTHCARE FED, GRIMETHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, ACORN WAY, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05248

    4.2 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code C85018

    4.2 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Elizabeth Avenue

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • Elizabeth Avenue

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • South Hiendley High Street

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • South Hiendley Common

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • South Hiendley High Street

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 040C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,751 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. South Hiendley Primary School is the nearest published school at 423 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.