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S72 9DJ

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 9DB 79 m
S72 9DD 82 m
S72 9DE 141 m
S72 9DA 176 m
S72 9BN 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 9DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9
Latitude
53.613585
Longitude
-1.400343
British National Grid easting
439,769
British National Grid northing
413,169

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
E00059465
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 040C · E01011784
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 040 · E02002477

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Braemar Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9DJ 6 January 2023 £155,000
6, Braemar Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9DJ 28 September 2022 £175,000
7, Braemar Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9DJ 2 August 2018 £200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. South Hiendley Primary School

    Academy converter

    224 m

  2. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Other crime 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S72 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.1 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    3.7 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.1 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    4.2 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.7 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.7 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • South Hiendley School

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.2 miles

  • South Hiendley School

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.2 miles

  • High Well Hill Lane

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • South Hiendley Main Street

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles

  • High Well Hill Lane

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £165,000 from 2 recorded sales in S72 9DJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. South Hiendley Primary School is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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