Postcode S72 9EU is located in a rural town, within the Hemsworth area of Wakefield in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, and forms part of the Hemsworth Town area. It has very high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 75.7 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 33% below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of 113 per 1,000. The average income per household in Hemsworth Town is £36,524 per year. The median sale price in Hemsworth is £175,000 (around £194 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £136,000 and £225,000. The nearest station is Moorthorpe, about 2.2 miles away. There are 2 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Hemsworth Town has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 2,806 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the top 9% most deprived areas in England.
Hemsworth Town has a high crime rate, with approximately 75.7 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 36.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 24.8% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Hemsworth Town is £36,524 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near S72 9EU.
Hemsworth Town near S72 9EU has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Moorthorpe located about 2.2 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 177 recent sales, the median property price is £175,000 (about £194 per square foot) in Hemsworth area, with individual transactions ranging from £40,000 up to £715,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 43 | £272,500 | £248 |
| Semi-Detached | 72 | £175,000 | £198 |
| Terraced | 53 | £130,000 | £149 |
| Flats | 9 | £100,000 | £147 |
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 | £145 | £199 | £143 |
| 2026 | £246 | £147 | £212 | £151 |
No sales records found in the last 18 months.
In the S72 9EU postcode area, located within Hemsworth Town, 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 9EU, 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 9EU records about 76 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 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 shoplifting.
The median sale price around S72 9EU in Hemsworth is £175,000 (about £194 per square foot) based on 177 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 3 schools close to S72 9EU, including Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (Outstanding), St Helen's CE Primary School (Good) and Compass Community School Hemsworth (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
S72 9EU scores 10 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 2,806 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 9EU is Jon Trickett (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Laura Jones (Labour Party).