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WF9 4BS

Postcode

A postcode in Wakefield 042C, Hemsworth ward, Wakefield.

This report describes the area around WF9 4BS, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WF9 4BS

Schools near WF9 4BS

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Grove Lea Primary School
Primary. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
230 m
3 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
540 m
7 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2022
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
820 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
St Helen's CE Primary School
Primary. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), February 2023
West End Academy
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, November 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WF9 4BS

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £102,000Victoria Street, WF9 4BSJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £150,000Springfield Avenue, WF9 4BYMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold50 m
  • £136,500King Edward Street, WF9 4AXAugust 2024, terraced, established, freehold60 m
  • £100,000Thomas Street, WF9 4AYJune 2023, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £110,000Kirkby Road, WF9 4BXMay 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £105,000Victoria Street, WF9 4BPAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £120,000Hague Terrace, WF9 4DBAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £147,000Oaklands Terrace, WF9 4TXNovember 2023, terraced, established, freehold160 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WF9 4BS

In a straight line

GP practices

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE580 m

Pharmacies

  • TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY400 m
  • COHENS CHEMIST620 m

Dental practices

  • THE MOUNT DENTAL PRACTICE580 m

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods HemsworthFarmfoods340 m
  • Tesco Hemsworth SuperstoreTesco570 m
  • Iceland HemsworthIceland670 m

The neighbourhood: Wakefield 042C

Everything about Wakefield 042C
Deprivation score
50.4
Joint 2,297th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,589
Joint 18,682nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WF9

Everything about WF9
Median sale price
£175,000
Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
41,468
406th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.