# WF9

Postcode district covering Moorthorpe, South Elmsall and Hemsworth, in Wakefield.

WF9 is a postcode district covering Moorthorpe, South Elmsall and Hemsworth, in Wakefield. Median sale price £175,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WF9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WF9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WF9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in WF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WF9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 601 homes were sold in WF9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WF9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WF9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WF9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WF9 had 41,468 usual residents at the census.

## How WF9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WF9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £175,000 | 3rd cheapest | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2025 |
| Population | 41,468 | 5th most populated | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.6% | 8th lowest | 17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026 |

## Is WF9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF9 at a rate of 111.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across the WF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 401 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,128), other crime (817) and anti-social behaviour (543).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF9 was 130.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WF9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF9 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WF9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wakefield 034F](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011857) | 1,672 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.7% |
| [Wakefield 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011785) | 2,275 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Wakefield 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011789) | 1,435 | 128.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Wakefield 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011791) | 1,518 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Wakefield 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011792) | 1,460 | 143.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wakefield 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011854) | 1,573 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wakefield 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011855) | 1,465 | 91.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| [Wakefield 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011856) | 1,416 | 92.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Wakefield 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011858) | 1,794 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Wakefield 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011787) | 1,626 | 185.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Wakefield 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011788) | 1,658 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |
| [Wakefield 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011790) | 1,589 | 146.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Wakefield 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011865) | 1,665 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Wakefield 042E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011867) | 1,609 | 217.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.4% |
| [Wakefield 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011859) | 1,386 | 149.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| [Wakefield 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011869) | 1,306 | 251.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Wakefield 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011870) | 1,345 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Wakefield 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011871) | 1,462 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.8% |
| [Wakefield 044A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011860) | 1,499 | 125.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.7% |
| [Wakefield 044B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011861) | 1,944 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Wakefield 044C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011862) | 2,348 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.1% |
| [Wakefield 044D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011863) | 1,594 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.8% |
| [Wakefield 045A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011864) | 1,729 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Wakefield 045B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011866) | 1,723 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wakefield 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011868) | 2,172 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.8% |
| [Wakefield 045D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011872) | 1,561 | 185.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in WF9

[Hemsworth Town](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/hemsworth-town), [Kinsley & Fitzwilliam](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/kinsley-and-fitzwilliam), [Moorthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/moorthorpe), [South Elmsall](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/south-elmsall), [South Kirkby](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/south-kirkby), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/upton)

## Postcode sectors in WF9

[WF9 1 (183 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-1), [WF9 2 (318 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-2), [WF9 3 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-3), [WF9 4 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-4), [WF9 5 (153 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-5)

## Council

[Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

## Towns in WF9

[Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hemsworth), [South Elmsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-elmsall), [South Kirkby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-kirkby)

## Postcode districts next to WF9

[DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5), [DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [S72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s72), [WF4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4), [WF7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7), [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Moorthorpe (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3050,53.5950), [South Elmsall (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.2849,53.5946), [Fitzwilliam (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3743,53.6325)

## More in the WF postcode area

[All WF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WF9 in brief

WF9 is a postcode district covering Moorthorpe, South Elmsall and Hemsworth, in Wakefield.
About 43,090 people lived in WF9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £175,000 in 2025 across 601 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 111.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF9 was £175,000 in 2025.
WF9 had 41,468 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in WF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF9, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WF9
- Postcode area: [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)
- Constituency: [Normanton and Hemsworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth)
- Council: [Wakefield †](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Area: 52.95 km²
- People, mid-2024: 43,090*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 132

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8), [DN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn5), [DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [S72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s72), [WF4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4), [WF7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7)

## Latest updates for WF9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WF9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9