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Hemsworth Town
What it's like at WF9 4LJ: every home that has sold on the street 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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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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Fitzwilliam, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 273k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Southmoor Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 195); 31 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 30% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Grove Lea Primary School (0.2 km).
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Hemsworth, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 41 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 200 m away; Hemsworth Family Shopper (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grange Medical Centre (150 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Smart Cut is 3.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnsley Hospital, 11 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Family Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Hemsworth Conservative Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Victoria Park and Play area, 550 m away; for exercise, Hemsworth Water Park (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 35 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 67 km.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
42 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.
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 4LJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.7% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 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 76 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 60 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.