Hemsworth
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Hemsworth at a glance
- House prices
- £176,000
- Lower prices12th percentile
- Schools
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 118.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak17th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle36th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hemsworth a good place to live?
Hemsworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Wakefield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Hemsworth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 118.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 17th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Hemsworth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £176,000
- Percentile
- 12th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 160 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Hemsworth
Schools
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hemsworth
Flood risk
2.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1% of the area. That is the 36th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Hemsworth
Transport
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Hemsworth a good place to live?
Hemsworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Hemsworth safe?
Hemsworth ranks in the 17th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hemsworth?
The median sale price was £176,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 12th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hemsworth?
Schools rank in the 74th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hemsworth?
Nearby public profiles include Castleford Central and Glasshoughton in Wakefield and South Elmsall and South Kirkby in Wakefield.
