Postcode S72 9DT is located in a rural village, within the Hemsworth ward of Wakefield in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, and forms part of the Ryhill & South Hiendley area. It has very high deprivation and average crime levels, with around 58.3 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 48% below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of 113 per 1,000. The average income per household in Ryhill & South Hiendley is £40,518 per year. The nearest station is Fitzwilliam, about 2 miles away. There are 2 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Ryhill & South Hiendley has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 6,751 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the top 21% most deprived areas in England.
Ryhill & South Hiendley has an average crime rate, with approximately 58.3 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.6% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 22.2% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Ryhill & South Hiendley is £40,518 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near S72 9DT.
Ryhill & South Hiendley near S72 9DT has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Fitzwilliam located about 2 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 197 recent sales, the median property price is £175,000 (about £196 per square foot) in Hemsworth area, with individual transactions ranging from £40,000 up to £715,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 49 | £280,000 | £244 |
| Semi-Detached | 79 | £175,000 | £199 |
| Terraced | 60 | £130,000 | £148 |
| Flats | 9 | £100,000 | £149 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £176,000 | £81,498 | £110,995 | £71,000 |
| 2017 | £175,000 | £59,250 | £119,995 | £74,500 |
| 2018 | £182,000 | £61,000 | £119,995 | £81,500 |
| 2019 | £190,000 | £76,000 | £122,500 | £79,000 |
| 2020 | £209,500 | £64,000 | £140,000 | £90,000 |
| 2021 | £236,000 | £76,500 | £155,498 | £105,000 |
| 2022 | £252,500 | £86,625 | £161,000 | £112,500 |
| 2023 | £313,000 | £100,000 | £165,000 | £122,500 |
| 2024 | £237,500 | £82,500 | £172,000 | £120,000 |
| 2025 | £269,000 | £108,000 | £180,000 | £125,000 |
| 2026 | £266,000 | £95,000 | £180,000 | £135,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £157 | £119 | £113 | £89 |
| 2017 | £144 | £108 | £148 | £86 |
| 2018 | £174 | £86 | £147 | £88 |
| 2019 | £176 | £109 | £137 | £94 |
| 2020 | £184 | £116 | £155 | £102 |
| 2021 | £219 | £114 | £171 | £116 |
| 2022 | £238 | £148 | £177 | £127 |
| 2023 | £237 | £155 | £184 | £142 |
| 2024 | £258 | £159 | £198 | £135 |
| 2025 | £239 | £154 | £199 | £143 |
| 2026 | £256 | £147 | £215 | £163 |
There were 12 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near S72 9DT.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2025 | 40A, Main Street, Barnsley, S72 9BP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £210,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2025 | The Hollows, Kirkgate Lane, Barnsley, S72 9DS | Detached | Freehold | £545,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 8, New Street, Barnsley, S72 9BT | Terraced | Freehold | £109,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 4, New Street, Barnsley, S72 9BT | Terraced | Freehold | £107,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 6, New Street, Barnsley, S72 9BT | Terraced | Freehold | £115,000 |
In the S72 9DT postcode area, located within Ryhill & South Hiendley, there are 2 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Wakefield district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for S72 9DT, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Laura Jones
Hemsworth - Elected 2 May 2024
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around S72 9DT records about 58 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 6 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole the rate is about 113 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around S72 9DT in Ryhill & South Hiendley is £175,000 (about £196 per square foot) based on 197 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 2 schools close to S72 9DT, including South Hiendley Primary School (Good) and Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
S72 9DT scores 9 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 6,751 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Normanton and Hemsworth covering S72 9DT is Jon Trickett (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Laura Jones (Labour Party).