Hemsworth
Hemsworth is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 9,246. It features two pharmacies and 21 restaurants & cafés, with 35 bus stops and Fitzwilliam railway station 2.7 km away. There were around 97 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Hemsworth 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
15°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
50US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
119 reported · July 2026▲ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences61
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Other theft11
- Vehicle crime8
2 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
140 food businesses within 2 miles
- 110 rated 4–5 ★ (81 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Fitzwilliam (2.7 km)
- 35 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Fitzwilliam (2.8 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 (3.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (11.5 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Hemsworth (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches27
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
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
- 10 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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés30
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
21 jobs advertised · £46,788 avg
e.g. Become a Italian Tutor in Hemsworth – Flexible & Remote, Team Member full time, Caterlink - Catering Assistant
Source: Adzuna
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
93% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 61% · Wind 32% · Gas 7% · Nuclear 0%
101 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
- Hemsworth Rural District · 0.3 km
Hemsworth was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Hemsworth · 0.3 kmHemsworth is a town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire it had a population of 13,311 at the 2001 census, with it increasing to 13,533 at the 2011 Census. The…
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth · 0.4 km
Outwood Academy Hemsworth, known previously as Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy and Hemsworth Arts and Community College, is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Hemsworth in the City of Wak…
Hemsworth railway station · 0.9 kmHemsworth railway station served the town of Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England from 1866 to 1967 on the West Riding and Grimsby Railway.
- Hemsworth and South Kirkby railway station · 1.1 km
Hemsworth and South Kirkby railway station served the towns of Hemsworth and South Kirkby, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1891 to 1932 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.
Kinsley Greyhound Stadium · 1.9 kmKinsley Greyhound Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated on Wakefield Road in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hemsworth?
- Hemsworth is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wakefield local authority.
- What is the population of Hemsworth?
- Hemsworth has an approximate settlement population of 9,246.
- How deprived is Hemsworth?
- The Wakefield local authority, which includes Hemsworth, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.