Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2737
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2737 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 WF9 2AS
Crime trends · near WF9 2AS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
84
YoY +17%
ASB
16
YoY +78%
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +25%
Burglary
12
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
15
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
204
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,307
White Brit.77.3%
Other White16.4%
White & Black African1.4%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,308
Christian49.2%
No religion39.0%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim2.5%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,311
25–3422.0%
50–6419.7%
35–4917.6%
≤47.2%
65–747.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Total households: 666
Other29.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.1%
+ 9 other households · 33.6%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Normanton and Hemsworth E14001383
Constituency
E14001383
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Constituency code
E14001383
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
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 043B E01011869
E01011869
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 043 E02002480
E02002480
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 043B E01011869
E01011869
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 043 E02002480
E02002480
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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 WF9 2AS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2737
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011869 and MSOA E02002480 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF9 2AS 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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