WF9 5NL

Hemsworth · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF9 5AJ 36 m
WF9 5FG 45 m
WF9 5FT 82 m
WF9 5AW 111 m
WF9 5DD 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF9 5NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF9
Postcode sector
WF9 5
Latitude
53.635141
Longitude
-1.377866
British National Grid easting
441,235
British National Grid northing
415,580

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
E00059457
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 039A · E01011785
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 039 · E02002476

Postcode source versions

Explore WF9

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Jubilee Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5NL 30 November 2007 £90,000
2, Jubilee Court, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5NL 19 September 2001 £31,000

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

    437 m
  2. King's Meadow Academy

    Academy converter

    642 m
  3. West End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 300
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Other theft 32
  • Other crime 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF9 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    2.9 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.0 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    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

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.0 miles
  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.0 miles
  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.1 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Fitzwilliam

    0.1 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.

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fitzwilliam Primary School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 300 events.

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