Thornes

Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,113 · 4 LSOAs

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36Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Thornes is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,378 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Crime (10). Typical homes here sold for about £220,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 66 sales), 7% above the wider Wakefield median of £205,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 49 · #3,480
Employment 32 · #4,687
Education 41 · #4,043
Health 30 · #4,783
Crime 10 · #6,188
Housing & access 96 · #300
Living environment 25 · #5,132

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · -2.2% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00066-2.2%+22.9%
Detached£350,00019+22.8%+32.1%
Semi-detached£220,00029-3.9%+32.9%
Terraced£155,00013+11.9%+49.0%
Flat£80,0005-20.0%
This area£220,000
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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