6,958
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
177 · 11.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£171,350
Median property price
483
Postcodes
Overview of Hemsworth
Coordinates53.6165, -1.3653
Postcodes
483
Population (Census)
15,937
Households (Census)
6,958
Recorded crime · May '26
177 · 11.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hemsworth
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.22 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Hemsworth
Property sales · Hemsworth
HM Land Registry · Hemsworth
Average price
£180,699
YoY: +8.1%
Median price: £162,050
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 7 sales · avg £192,857
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£262k£200k£138k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Hemsworth
Crime trends · Hemsworth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1017549
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
87
YoY stable
ASB
493011
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY -39%
Vehicle Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
31197
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -17%
Demographics in Hemsworth
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.4%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian50.0%
No religion42.8%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4917.2%
25–3413.7%
65–7411.1%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other16.8%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
All members 66+9.9%
+ 8 other households · 38.0%
Schools in Hemsworth
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Grove Lea Primary School
Wakefield · WF9 4BQ
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Wakefield · WF9 5BA
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Wakefield · WF9 4LJ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
South Hiendley Primary School
Wakefield · S72 9BY
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Helen's CE Primary School
Wakefield · WF9 4EG
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
West End Academy
Wakefield · WF9 4QJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
King's Meadow Academy
Wakefield · WF9 5BP
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield · WF9 4AB
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Hemsworth
Postcodes in Hemsworth
S72 9AAS72 9ABS72 9ADS72 9AES72 9AFS72 9AGS72 9AHS72 9AJS72 9ALS72 9ANS72 9APS72 9AQS72 9ARS72 9ASS72 9ATS72 9AUS72 9AWS72 9AXS72 9AYS72 9AZS72 9BAS72 9BBS72 9BDS72 9BES72 9BFS72 9BGS72 9BHS72 9BJS72 9BNS72 9BPS72 9BQS72 9BSS72 9BTS72 9BUS72 9BWS72 9BXS72 9BYS72 9BZS72 9DAS72 9DBS72 9DDS72 9DES72 9DFS72 9DHS72 9DJS72 9DLS72 9DNS72 9DPS72 9DQS72 9DRS72 9DSS72 9DTS72 9DUS72 9DWS72 9DZS72 9EUS72 9FAS72 9FDS72 9FES72 9FHS72 9FPS72 9FQWF4 2HWWF7 7BLWF7 7DXWF9 1AZWF9 1BAWF9 4ABWF9 4ADWF9 4AEWF9 4AFWF9 4AGWF9 4AHWF9 4AJWF9 4ALWF9 4APWF9 4AQWF9 4ARWF9 4ASWF9 4ATWF9 4AUWF9 4AWWF9 4AXWF9 4AYWF9 4AZWF9 4BAWF9 4BBWF9 4BDWF9 4BEWF9 4BGWF9 4BHWF9 4BJWF9 4BLWF9 4BPWF9 4BQWF9 4BSWF9 4BTWF9 4BUWF9 4BXWF9 4BYWF9 4BZWF9 4DAWF9 4DBWF9 4DDWF9 4DEWF9 4DFWF9 4DPWF9 4DQWF9 4DRWF9 4DTWF9 4DUWF9 4DXWF9 4DYWF9 4DZWF9 4EAWF9 4EBWF9 4EDWF9 4EEWF9 4EFWF9 4EG