S72 9DQ

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 9DR 116 m
S72 9DH 407 m
S72 9DW 410 m
S72 9DF 430 m
S72 9DN 431 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 9DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9
Latitude
53.609898
Longitude
-1.411006
British National Grid easting
439,067
British National Grid northing
412,753

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
E00059467
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 040C · E01011784
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 040 · E02002477

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hodroyd Hall, High Well Hill Lane, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9DQ 3 November 2017 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. South Hiendley Primary School

    Academy converter

    670 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 186
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Public order 33
  • Vehicle crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S72 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    2.9 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    3.4 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    3.6 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.8 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.6 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.6 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • South Hiendley Main Street

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.3 miles
  • South Hiendley Main Street

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.4 miles
  • South Hiendley School

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.4 miles
  • South Hiendley School

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.4 miles
  • High Well Hill Lane

    BCT · South Hiendley

    0.4 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

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. South Hiendley Primary School is the nearest published school at 670 m.

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

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 186 events.

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