Property market | £194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (16.7 miles) | |
Broadband | 43.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 459 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 182 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hemsworth level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (23 mins) - York (52 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (89 mins) | |
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£194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (16.7 miles) | |
43.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 459 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 182 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hemsworth level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
- Leeds (23 mins) - York (52 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (89 mins) | |
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Little Hemsworth has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Farmfoods Hemsworth, Iceland Hemsworth, Tesco Hemsworth Superstore. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Blue Bell, George And Dragon, Hilltop Brewery Tap, The Hemsworth, The Kings Head Hotel. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Cakes for Heaven Sakes, Hemsworth RUFC, KFC, Sandras Kitchen, The Burntwood, The Pavillion, The Welcome Chinese Restaurant. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Costa, Lakeside Cafe, Precinct Cafe, Springs Cafe, Starz Kitchen Cafe, The Family Cafe. Little Hemsworth has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Little Hemsworth has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £333,811, which is up 5.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £194,966 (up 3.3% on last year) , a terraced house £158,557 (up 2.1% on last year) and a flat £103,014. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £539 per month. Property prices in Little Hemsworth are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Little Hemsworth, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Wakefield level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Little Hemsworth, or click here to browse the longer list of Little Hemsworth property transactions from 2023.
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Little Hemsworth has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2016. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2016 |
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St Helen's CE Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
West End Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
South Kirkby Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
King's Meadow Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Compass Community School Hemsworth | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/18/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/3/2022) | 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
West End Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/13/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Compass Community School Hemsworth Save school | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (15/07/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | ||
South Kirkby Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/5/2019) | 27 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (10/12/2022) | 111 submissions 64.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
St Helen's CE Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
King's Meadow Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (9/22/2022) | 11 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
School | Type |
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South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/18/2021) |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/3/2022) 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
West End Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/13/2015) |
Compass Community School Hemsworth Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (15/07/2021) |
South Kirkby Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/5/2019) 27 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (10/12/2022) 111 submissions 64.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Helen's CE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/6/2019) |
King's Meadow Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/22/2022) 11 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Little Hemsworth | Commute options |
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Fitzwilliam A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (29 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 56 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 109 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 113 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 132 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Moorthorpe A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (27 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (52 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 89 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (93 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 146 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 180 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Streethouse A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +17% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 32 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 67 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 112 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 133 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 153 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Thurnscoe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Leeds (46 mins - Northern Trains - £208 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 62 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 97 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 110 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 160 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Goldthorpe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (49 mins - Northern Trains - £208 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 60 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 95 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 108 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 162 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Normanton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Leeds (32 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 68 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 113 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Grand Central) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wakefield) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wakefield residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Hemsworth consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 8.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.1% | 459 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.8% | |
Routine occupations | 20.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.3% | 182 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.5% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). Little Hemsworth is slower than this, with average download speeds of 43.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Hemsworth level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 43.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the Wakefield level:
Type | Wakefield | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 135 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 19 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 56 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Little Hemsworth.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | Ea Beck, River Skell | Ea Beck and the River Skell from Hemsworth to Thorpe in Balne |
Yorkshire | River Calder | River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike |
Yorkshire | River Dearne, River Dove | River Dearne and its tributaries from Denby Dale to Mexborough |
Yorkshire | River Went | The River Went and Hoyle Mill Stream from Ackworth Moor Top to the River Don |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Little Hemsworth, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 | 9.1% residents in higher managerial positions 9.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Little Hemsworth, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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