Fitzwilliam and Kinsley
Fitzwilliam and Kinsley is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 2,200. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 8 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Fitzwilliam, 0.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 58 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fitzwilliam and Kinsley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wakefield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 353,364 residents at roughly 1,044 people per km².
- Council
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Hemsworth
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 230th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 15° · 56% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:28
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
55 reported · July 2026▼ 29% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Anti-social behaviour19
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Burglary3
4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Wakefield East · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Nuisance and Anti-Social Bikes - We will continue to disrupt and target the use of off-road bikes and quad bikes being used anti-socially…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
589 reported road collisions (2024)
187 killed or seriously injured · 754 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
167 food businesses within 2 miles
- 136 rated 4–5 ★ (102 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Fitzwilliam (0.8 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Fitzwilliam (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£198,519 average▲ 4.8% YoY
Across Wakefield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£800 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY
- 1 bed £572
- 2 bed £721
- 3 bed £863
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (2.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.8 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Hemsworth (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches24
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
353,364 residents in Wakefield · 1,044/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 64 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,297 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (48% of 165,130)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
158 schools · 56,852 pupils
113 primary · 18 secondary · 27 other
Ofsted: 51 of 61 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
141inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- De Lacy AcademyOutstanding
- Trinity Academy CathedralOutstanding
- Crofton AcademyGood
- Horbury AcademyGood
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Outwood Academy City FieldsGood
- Outwood Grange AcademyGood
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- The King's SchoolGood
- Airedale AcademyRequires improvement
- Carleton High School
- Castleford Academy
- Kettlethorpe High School
- Minsthorpe Community College
- Outwood Academy Freeston
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- The Featherstone Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wakefield
Care & health services
304 CQC-registered services
- Care homes97
- GP practices42
- Dentists60
- Homecare agencies85
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wakefield
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
257 applications decided
90.3% granted · 232 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jon Trickett
Labour
Normanton and Hemsworth
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 1
- Con 1
- LD 2
- Grn 1
- Ref 55
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,460 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 204,474 certificates
13.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
80% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 68% · Gas 10% · Imports 10% · Wind 6%
122 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 53.8 women · 54 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Normanton and Hemsworth:
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance507 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office465 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership337 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s292 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test282 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kinsley, West Yorkshire · 0.1 kmKinsley is a village in the civil parish of Hemsworth and the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England.
Kinsley Greyhound Stadium · 0.2 kmKinsley Greyhound Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated on Wakefield Road in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.
Fitzwilliam railway station · 0.8 kmFitzwilliam railway station is in the small village of Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, England. It is also the closest station to the nearby town of Hemsworth.
- Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire · 0.8 km
Fitzwilliam is a village on the edge of West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Wakefield district. The village falls within the Hemsworth ward of Wakefield City Council.
Hemsworth Miners Welfare F.C. · 1.1 kmHemsworth Miners Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the Just Football MDC Sta…
Hemsworth railway station · 1.7 kmHemsworth railway station served the town of Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England from 1866 to 1967 on the West Riding and Grimsby Railway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fitzwilliam and Kinsley?
- Fitzwilliam and Kinsley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wakefield local authority.
- How deprived is Fitzwilliam and Kinsley?
- The Wakefield local authority, which includes Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.