WF9 5FD postcode in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, Wakefield

WF9 5FD is a postcode in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, in the Hemsworth ward of Wakefield. It is in the Normanton and Hemsworth parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since April 2015.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WF9 5FD can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in WF9 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Fitzwilliam 250 m in a straight line

Where WF9 5FD is, and what is near it

Map of WF9 5FD and what is near it Map of WF9 5FD: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the WF9 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF9 5AA: also in WF9 5WF9 5AJ: also in WF9 5WF9 5AL: also in WF9 5WF9 5AN: also in WF9 5WF9 5AP: also in WF9 5WF9 5AR: also in WF9 5WF9 5AS: also in WF9 5WF9 5AT: also in WF9 5WF9 5AU: also in WF9 5WF9 5AW: also in WF9 5WF9 5AX: also in WF9 5WF9 5AY: also in WF9 5WF9 5AZ: also in WF9 5WF9 5BA: also in WF9 5WF9 5BB: also in WF9 5WF9 5BD: also in WF9 5WF9 5BE: also in WF9 5WF9 5BG: also in WF9 5WF9 5BH: also in WF9 5WF9 5BJ: also in WF9 5WF9 5BL: also in WF9 5WF9 5BN: also in WF9 5WF9 5BP: also in WF9 5WF9 5BQ: also in WF9 5WF9 5BS: also in WF9 5WF9 5BT: also in WF9 5WF9 5BU: also in WF9 5WF9 5BX: also in WF9 5WF9 5BY: also in WF9 5WF9 5BZ: also in WF9 5WF9 5DA: also in WF9 5WF9 5DB: also in WF9 5WF9 5DD: also in WF9 5WF9 5DE: also in WF9 5WF9 5DF: also in WF9 5WF9 5DG: also in WF9 5WF9 5DH: also in WF9 5WF9 5DJ: also in WF9 5WF9 5DL: also in WF9 5WF9 5DN: also in WF9 5WF9 5DP: also in WF9 5WF9 5DQ: also in WF9 5WF9 5DR: also in WF9 5WF9 5DS: also in WF9 5WF9 5DT: also in WF9 5WF9 5DU: also in WF9 5WF9 5DW: also in WF9 5WF9 5DX: also in WF9 5WF9 5DY: also in WF9 5WF9 5DZ: also in WF9 5WF9 5FB: also in WF9 5WF9 5FE: also in WF9 5WF9 5FF: also in WF9 5WF9 5FG: also in WF9 5WF9 5FH: also in WF9 5WF9 5FJ: also in WF9 5WF9 5FL: also in WF9 5WF9 5FN: also in WF9 5WF9 5FP: also in WF9 5WF9 5FR: also in WF9 5WF9 5FS: also in WF9 5WF9 5FT: also in WF9 5WF9 5NA: also in WF9 5WF9 5NB: also in WF9 5WF9 5NE: also in WF9 5WF9 5NF: also in WF9 5WF9 5NH: also in WF9 5WF9 5NJ: also in WF9 5WF9 5NL: also in WF9 5 Wragby School 1.8 km2 places, 2.5–2.9 kmCollege Lane Surgery 2.8 kmGP 4.2 kmHemsworth WF9 5FD Map of WF9 5FD and what is near it Map of WF9 5FD: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the WF9 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hemsworth WF9 5FD
  • WF9 5FD
  • Other postcodes in WF9 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6347, longitude -1.3753)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF9 5FD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF9 5FD?

Every home and business at WF9 5FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF9 5FD 100% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF9 5FD 100% Wakefield 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF9 5FD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WF9 5FD.

Check the bin days for WF9 5FD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF9 5FD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF9 5FD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wakefield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF9 5FD: 4,425 properties in Wakefield are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Wakefield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF9 5FD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF9 5FD?

Homes in WF9 5 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£170,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £175,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £144,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole WF9 district: a typical £174,000 from 394 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WF9 5FD

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in WF9 5FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 February 2026. The middle sale was £151,250, from £130,000 to £177,000. Across WF9 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £165,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WF9 5FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around WF9 5FD. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF9 5FD

Band D in Wakefield for 2026‑27: £2,297. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,531 (band A) to £2,807 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 520 (54%)£1,531
Band Babout 220 (23%)£1,786
Band Cabout 110 (11%)£2,042
Band Dabout 110 (11%)£2,297
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,807
Band Ffewer than 5£3,318
Band Gfewer than 5£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 32% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Wakefield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF9 5FD is in (ONS area E01011785), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest open schools to WF9 5FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF9 5FD, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WF9 5FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF9 5FD is Fitzwilliam Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Streethouse Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Railway Terrace, 167 m away.

More stations near WF9 5FD, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF9 5FD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF9 5FD?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF9 5FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ackworth Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest to the centre of WF9 5FD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF9 5FD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF9 5FD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF9 5FD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF9 5FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF9 5FD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF9 5FD in a conservation area?

The centre of WF9 5FD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF9 5FD?

Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF9 5FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Public order5 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Drugs2 reports

Also: other crime 2, burglary 1, other theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for WF9 5FD

Ward
Hemsworth
Parish
Hemsworth
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Fitzwilliam and Kinsley
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2015

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF9 5FE40 mWF9 5FH80 mWF9 5DD100 mWF9 5DB110 mWF9 5FB140 mWF9 5FG150 m
All of WF9

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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