# WF9 4JY: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF9 4JY is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF9 4JY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9) › [WF9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Wakefield 042A: 185 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **Fitzwilliam, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **No property in WF9 4JY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 042A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at WF9 4JY**: Superfast for 92.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **Loud road and rail noise at WF9 4JY**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e138941) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grove Lea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-lea-primary-school-e148287) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West End Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-end-academy-e140003) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Outwood Academy Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-hemsworth-e145938) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Helen's CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-ce-primary-school-e139573) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £121,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £192,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2023 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE (100 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (40 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (220 m)
- Dental practices: THE MOUNT DENTAL PRACTICE (100 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Hemsworth (80 m, Iceland); Tesco Hemsworth Superstore (130 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Hemsworth (340 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 042A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.4** (2025). Wakefield 042A has a deprivation score of 27.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £162,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 042A was £162,500 in 2025. Joint 3,280th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,626** (2021). Wakefield 042A had 1,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,861st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 042A, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF9 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,468** (2021). WF9 had 41,468 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 406th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In WF9, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6127, -1.3538

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Normanton and Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth): Jon Trickett (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3538,53.6127,WF94JY

## How to cite

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