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On Melbourne Court, in Kinsley & Fitzwilliam
What it's like at WF9 4FH: every home that has sold on Melbourne Court since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Melbourne Court; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Melbourne CourtTerraced | Jan 2014 | £116,950 | 106 m² | £1,103/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Melbourne CourtTerraced | Dec 2013 | £116,950 | 111 m² | £1,054/m² | 1 |
| 6, Melbourne CourtTerraced | Jun 2014 | £106,000 | 108 m² | £981/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Fitzwilliam, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 273k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Vissett Close, 150 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 195, 28, 38); 14 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Helen's CE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Hemsworth, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 850 m away, with Slimming World Franchise closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grange Medical Centre (850 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Smart Cut is 3.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 10 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Welcome Chinese Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Hemsworth West End Club & Institute the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 125 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park and Play area, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Hemsworth Water Park (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 33 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 67 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
6 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Milepost in Front of Arundel at Se 419 126 | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Normanton and Hemsworth constituency: Jon Trickett MP (Labour), since February 1996. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,662 (18.3%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 14%, Green Party 6%.
11 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WF9 4FH →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.9% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 82 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 64 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 3 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.