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WF9 4YR

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 4JX 16 m
WF9 4JZ 40 m
WF9 4LA 44 m
WF9 4JY 55 m
WF9 4LQ 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 4YR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 4
Latitude
53.612853
Longitude
-1.354552
British National Grid easting
442,799
British National Grid northing
413,114

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
E00059838
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 042E · E01011867
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
29
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    261 m

  2. West End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    396 m

  3. Grove Lea Primary School

    Academy converter

    444 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 612
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Public order 96

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

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    113 m

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.7 km

  • 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

  • WHITE ROSE SURGERY

    EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RD

    ODS code B87016

    4.5 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

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

  • Hemsworth Bus Station

    BCS · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hemsworth Bus Station

    BCS · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hemsworth Bus Station

    BCS · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hemsworth Bus Station

    BCS · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

  • Hemsworth Bus Station

    BCS · Hemsworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 042E, 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

3,407 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

29 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 612 events.

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