South Elmsall

South Elmsall is covered by postcode district WF9. It is in the Wakefield council area, England.

Typical price £163,000 Homes sold in South Elmsall, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 280 of 305 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 32 of 307 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 49 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 5 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in South Elmsall, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in South Elmsall, by flood risk Of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 275 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: South Elmsall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A638 WF9 2AE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AP: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AR: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AT: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AW: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AY: not on the flood risk listWF9 2AZ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BD: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BP: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BQ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BT: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BW: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BY: not on the flood risk listWF9 2BZ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DD: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DP: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DQ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DR: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DT: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DW: not on the flood risk listWF9 2DX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EF: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EQ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2ET: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EY: not on the flood risk listWF9 2EZ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FD: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FF: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FP: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FQ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FR: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FT: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FW: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2FY: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GD: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GF: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GR: not on the flood risk listWF9 2GS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HD: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HE: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HF: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HG: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HH: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HJ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HL: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HN: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HP: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HQ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HR: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HS: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HT: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HU: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HW: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HX: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HY: not on the flood risk listWF9 2HZ: not on the flood risk listWF9 2JA: not on the flood risk listWF9 2JB: not on the flood risk listWF9 2JD: not on the flood risk 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worstWF9 2RU: low flood risk at worstWF9 2SE: low flood risk at worstWF9 2SG: low flood risk at worstWF9 2SN: low flood risk at worstWF9 2SQ: low flood risk at worstWF9 2TB: low flood risk at worstWF9 2UZ: low flood risk at worstWF9 2WJ: low flood risk at worstWF9 2XE: low flood risk at worstWF9 2AF: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2AG: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2GZ: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2PQ: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2RD: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2RS: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2RT: medium flood risk at worstWF9 2RF: high flood riskWF9 2RX: high flood riskWF9 2RY: high flood riskWF9 2RZ: high flood risk South Elmsall 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WF9 2RZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in South Elmsall, by flood risk Of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 275 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: South Elmsall. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A638 South Elmsall
  • A home or business at high risk: 4
  • At medium risk at worst: 7
  • At low risk at worst: 21
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 275
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 7 are at medium risk at worst, 21 are at low risk at worst and 275 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5945, longitude -1.2913. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

WF9 2RZ2 at high riskWF9 2RF2 at high riskWF9 2RX1 at high riskWF9 2RY1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WF9 2RZ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in South Elmsall?

Homes sold for a typical £163,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. At 280 of the 305 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 49 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 32 of its 307 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is South Elmsall, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in South Elmsall?

Homes in South Elmsall sold for a typical £163,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£163,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £250,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £170,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £123,500 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF9 district, South Elmsall's main postcode district: a typical £174,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in South Elmsall: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in South Elmsall?

7 of the 307 postcodes now in use in South Elmsall came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 6 of the 125 homes sold in South Elmsall were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF9 district, 7%.

The newest postcodes

WF9 2GSsince March 2026WF9 2WAsince June 2025WF9 2GGsince November 2023WF9 2GRsince September 2022WF9 2GLsince July 2022WF9 2GNsince May 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn South ElmsallAcross the WF9 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 93 (0%) 16 of 394 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 6 of 125 (5%) 38 of 577 (7%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in South Elmsall?

Ofcom reports on 305 of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall. At 280 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit280 of 305
Postcodes where every home can get superfast292 of 305
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband2 of 305

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is South Elmsall at risk of flooding?

32 of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 49 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 32 of 307 postcodes High: 6Medium: 43Low: 230

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in South Elmsall?

The open schools at the postcodes in South Elmsall. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from South Elmsall?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in South Elmsall is South Elmsall Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.

  • South Elmsall Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Moorthorpe Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Thurnscoe Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in South Elmsall?

The GP practices at the postcodes in South Elmsall. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is South Elmsall safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,544 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in South Elmsall over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 156 September 2025
  2. 165 October 2025
  3. 116 November 2025
  4. 88 December 2025
  5. 97 January 2026
  6. 94 February 2026
  7. 148 March 2026
  8. 126 April 2026
  9. 140 May 2026
  10. 141 June 2026
  11. 146 July 2026
  12. 127 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences680 reports
Anti-social behaviour147 reports
Criminal damage and arson133 reports
Public order123 reports
Shoplifting101 reports
Other theft98 reports
Vehicle crime68 reports
Burglary66 reports

Also: other crime 51, drugs 30, robbery 18, possession of weapons 16, theft from the person 9, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs South Elmsall?

Council
Wakefield
Parliamentary constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Police force area
West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
MP
Jon Trickett (Labour)

All 307 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to South Elmsall

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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South Elmsall postcodes

307 postcodes in use in South Elmsall, by district:

WF9 postcode district,307 postcodes

That district is in the WF postcode area.

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Places near South Elmsall

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside South Elmsall's £163,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

South Kirkby2.1 km, £174,000Upton, Wakefield2.6 km, £167,500Hemsworth4.5 km, £180,000Thurnscoe5.5 km, £148,000Brierley5.9 km, £205,000Great Houghton5.9 km, £160,000Grimethorpe6.1 km, £152,500Ackworth Moor Top6.3 km, £235,000 All places A to Z

Questions about South Elmsall

What is it like to live in South Elmsall?
Homes sold for a typical £163,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. At 280 of the 305 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 49 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 32 of its 307 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is South Elmsall, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for South Elmsall?
South Elmsall is covered by postcode district WF9, across 307 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is South Elmsall in?
South Elmsall is in the Wakefield council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for South Elmsall?
South Elmsall is in the Normanton and Hemsworth parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jon Trickett (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in South Elmsall?
Homes in South Elmsall sold for a typical £163,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in South Elmsall?
In South Elmsall, primary schools at its postcodes include South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School, Ash Grove Primary Academy and Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource; secondary schools at its postcodes include Minsthorpe Community College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does South Elmsall have a railway station?
Yes: South Elmsall is 450 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in South Elmsall, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in South Elmsall?
Ofcom reports on 305 of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall. At 280 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is South Elmsall at risk of flooding?
32 of the 307 postcodes in South Elmsall have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 49 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in South Elmsall?
7 of the 307 postcodes now in use in South Elmsall came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 6 of the 125 homes sold in South Elmsall were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF9 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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