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WF9 5AH

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 5FD 18 m
WF9 5FE 20 m
WF9 5DD 87 m
WF9 5FH 87 m
WF9 5DB 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 5AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 5
Latitude
53.634599
Longitude
-1.375575
British National Grid easting
441,387
British National Grid northing
415,521

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
E00059459
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 039A · E01011785
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 039 · E02002476

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Dorchester Close, Pontefract, WF9 5AH 31 March 2004 £13,000
12, Dorchester Close, Pontefract, WF9 5AH 4 February 2004 £11,000
28, Dorchester Close, Pontefract, WF9 5AH 11 December 2003 £17,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Fitzwilliam Primary School

    Academy converter

    446 m

  2. King's Meadow Academy

    Academy converter

    517 m

  3. West End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
561
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 320
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 34
  • Public order 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF9 5 residents
5,308

Age bands in WF9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,051 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

520 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

1,470 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

1,291 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

890 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    2.8 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    2.9 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.1 miles

  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station

    RSE · Fitzwilliam

    0.1 miles

  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station

    RLY · Fitzwilliam

    0.2 miles

  • Fitzwilliam Station

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 039A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,596 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fitzwilliam Primary School is the nearest published school at 446 m.

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

Recorded crime

561 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 320 events.

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