South Elmsall
South Elmsall is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 18,835. It has around 15 restaurants and cafés, along with 22 bus stops and South Elmsall railway station 1.2km away. There were around 109 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 South Elmsall 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
11°CClear
- Today: 19° / 11° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:30
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
105 reported · July 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences43
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Shoplifting12
- Public order11
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
150 food businesses within 2 miles
- 126 rated 4–5 ★ (103 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: South Elmsall (0.4 km)
- 40 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from South Elmsall (0.4 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 (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.3 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Next Distribution LTD (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches11
- Playgrounds8
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:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
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
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés34
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,470 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £54,797 avg
e.g. Locum Dentist, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, (URGENT) UDA £16.00 Mainly Private Dentist (South Elmsall)Dental Practice
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
82% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 52% · Wind 23% · Imports 10% · Nuclear 8%
92 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
South Elmsall railway station · 0.4 kmSouth Elmsall railway station serves the town of South Elmsall in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern 8+3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) northwest of Doncaster and was opened in 1866.
- Frickley Colliery · 0.5 km
Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire, England.
South Elmsall · 0.5 kmSouth Elmsall is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. South Elmsall lies to the east of Hemsworth. The town had a population in 2001 of 6,107, increasing to 6,519 at the 2011 Ce…
Minsthorpe Community College · 0.9 kmMinsthorpe Community College is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England. It is specifically for students aged eleven to eighteen. It is situated on Minsthorpe Lan…
North Elmsall · 1.3 kmNorth Elmsall is a village in the civil parish of Upton and North Elmsall, in the City of Wakefield district in West Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 4,093 in 2001 and 3,873 in 2011. Until 1974 it wa…
Upton and North Elmsall railway station · 1.6 kmUpton and North Elmsall railway station, was a railway station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&B) in Yorkshire, England. The station served the villages of Upton and North Elmsall,. The station closed completely i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Elmsall?
- South Elmsall is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wakefield local authority.
- What is the population of South Elmsall?
- South Elmsall has an approximate settlement population of 18,835.
- How deprived is South Elmsall?
- The Wakefield local authority, which includes South Elmsall, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.