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WF9 4XB

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 4TB 23 m
WF9 4TF 41 m
WF9 4TE 64 m
WF9 4TG 76 m
WF9 4TH 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 4XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 4
Latitude
53.607269
Longitude
-1.342531
British National Grid easting
443,600
British National Grid northing
412,500

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
E00059440
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 042C · E01011790
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 042 · E02002479

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Grove Lea Primary School

    Academy converter

    569 m

  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    888 m

  3. Outwood Academy Hemsworth

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,245
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 572
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Public order 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    928 m

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87036

    2.9 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87006

    2.9 km

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    3.5 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    4.2 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.5 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.5 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Hague Crescent

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hague Crescent

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Bridge House

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Bridge House

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.2 miles

  • Victoria Street

    BCT · Hemsworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 042C, 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

2,302 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Grove Lea Primary School is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,245 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 572 events.

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