Ackworth & Darrington
Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 11,674 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,650 of 6,856 in England
- #130 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #3 of 45 in Wakefield
- Less deprived (top 30%)
In summary
Ackworth & Darrington is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,650 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (86) but weak on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 173 sales), 22% above the wider Wakefield median of £205,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 173 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| Detached | £395,000 | 56 | +8.2% | +23.4% |
| Semi-detached | £242,500 | 60 | +2.4% | +18.3% |
| Terraced | £184,000 | 56 | -6.1% | +26.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #320 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
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Other areas in Wakefield
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- WalcotBath and North East Somerset76£430,000
- Woolwich ArsenalGreenwich76£460,000
- Bampton, Clanfield & StandlakeWest Oxfordshire76£515,000
- Hartley & Hodsoll StreetSevenoaks76£645,000