Housing in WF9 4EA
What the homes in WF9 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemsworth Town
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,636 (2024)
WF9 4EAPontefract
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (69.9%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51% of households in the WF9 4EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned51%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented12.4%20.5%
- Social rented34.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.6%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wakefield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wakefield (August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF9 4EA (Hemsworth Town) (about 1,636 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.