Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9477
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9477 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near S72 9AQ
Crime trends · near S72 9AQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
94
YoY +18%
ASB
21
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
11
YoY -15%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
173
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,750
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,751
Christian53.3%
No religion41.1%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,759
50–6421.4%
35–4917.6%
65–7414.8%
25–349.9%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 787
Other16.1%
All members 66+14.1%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.7%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Normanton and Hemsworth E14001383
Constituency
E14001383
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hemsworth
Constituency code
E14001383
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
South Hiendley
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wakefield District
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 040C E01011784
E01011784
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 040 E02002477
E02002477
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 040C E01011784
E01011784
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 040 E02002477
E02002477
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode S72 9AQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 9477
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01011784 and MSOA E02002477 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode S72 9AQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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