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WF9 postcode area · Wakefield

The WF9 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wakefield. Area Scores range from 6 to 75 across them. Every full WF9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF9 district contains both ends of the scale: Ackworth & Darrington at 76 out of 100 (#1,650 of 6,856 in England) against Kinsley & Fitzwilliam at 6, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in Moorthorpe to £250,000 in Ackworth & Darrington — a 1.7× gap within the WF9 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,330a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF9 district

£171,250median home sold over the past year · +31.7% over 5 years · +7.0% over the year · 536 sales
Detached£260,000
Semi-detached£173,000
Terraced£129,995
Flat£85,000
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ackworth & DarringtonWakefield 1,65076 £250,000
UptonWakefield 5,11925 £166,750
South ElmsallWakefield 5,37222 £169,250
Ryhill & South HiendleyWakefield 5,85215 £182,500
Hemsworth TownWakefield 5,92114 £191,000
MoorthorpeWakefield 6,06512 £145,000
South KirkbyWakefield 6,3058 £171,248
Kinsley & FitzwilliamWakefield 6,4216 £166,000

People living in WF9 Census 2021

Residents58,920
Median age (est.)43
Density586per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above21%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 22%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF9.

WF7 S72 WF8 S71 DN6 WF11 S73 S63

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.