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WF9 4EF

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Ward
Hemsworth
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 4EL 55 m
WF9 4RY 66 m
WF9 4EB 77 m
WF9 4EE 80 m
WF9 4FB 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 4EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 4
Latitude
53.608516
Longitude
-1.360528
British National Grid easting
442,408
British National Grid northing
412,628

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
E04013428
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059836
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 042D · E01011865
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 042 · E02002479

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
108, Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EF 22 February 2022 £150,000
108, Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EF 25 July 2016 £72,750
116, Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EF 3 August 2012 £87,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. St Helen's CE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    140 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    439 m

  3. West End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,231
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 568
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Public order 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

32 female, 15 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.5
WF9 4 residents
8,857

Age bands in WF9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

915 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,169 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,466 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,913 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF9 4 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+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
90.5%
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

8

within 5 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    557 m

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

    CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE RD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87036

    3.9 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

    LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87006

    3.9 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.1 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.1 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.1 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.3 km

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    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

  • Highfield Estate

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.0 miles

  • Rosehill Avenue

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Rosehill Ave Ferndale Place

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Moorshutt Road

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Gargrave Crescent

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 042D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,806 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £150,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF9 4EF. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Helen's CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,231 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 568 events.

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