WF9 4HU
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Property report — WF9 4HU
Open-data due diligence for WF9 4HU and the area around it.
WF9 4HU in brief: 44 recorded sales (£40,000–£240,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF9 4HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF9 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£162,784
Population
16,536
Crimes recorded
82
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF9 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (35 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | £240,500 | 6 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2025-11-20 | £237,500 | 7 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-07 | £237,500 | 9 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-04 | £220,000 | 4 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-20 | £165,000 | 20 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-03 | £190,000 | 23 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-09 | £170,000 | 22 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2022-05-20 | £197,000 | 5 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-06 | £200,000 | 1 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-26 | £135,000 | 5 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-21 | £175,000 | 17 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-10 | £136,000 | 9 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-15 | £149,950 | 23 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-05-07 | £140,000 | 21 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-03-25 | £150,000 | 23 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-29 | £190,000 | DOVE RIDGE COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2017-12-08 | £155,000 | 1 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-03 | £130,000 | 11 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-07 | £160,000 | 7 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-23 | £140,000 | 4 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-03 | £170,000 | DOVE RIDGE COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-14 | £94,000 | 20 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-09 | £119,500 | 6 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-31 | £163,000 | 6 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-21 | £125,000 | 12 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-17 | £115,000 | 18 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-20 | £120,000 | 23 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-13 | £165,000 | 19 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2013-12-06 | £105,000 | 6 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-17 | £105,000 | 6 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-05-27 | £90,250 | 15 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2010-07-30 | £122,500 | 19 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2009-04-23 | £85,000 | 20 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-10-19 | £110,000 | 13 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-23 | £123,000 | 14 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-16 | £162,000 | 1 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-11 | £140,000 | 7 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-11 | £81,000 | 1 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-10 | £54,000 | 27 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-26 | £40,000 | 16 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-28 | £53,000 | 23 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-07 | £53,000 | DOVE RIDGE COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 1997-02-14 | £47,000 | 18 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £58,500 | 4 COTTAM CROFT | Semi-detached |
44 recorded sales on WF9 4HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Lea Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Outwood Academy Hemsworth | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| West End Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Helen's CE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| King's Meadow Academy | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · COLLEGE LANE SURGERY (2.2 mi) · PARK GREEN SURGERY (2.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: KENDRAY HOSPITAL (6.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MILEPOST AT SE 432 133 (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · TOWN END COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · Hemsworth High School: that part which was formerly Hemsworth High Hall (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · KINSLEY PHARMACY (1.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Fitzwilliam (1.7 mi) · Moorthorpe (2.1 mi) · South Elmsall (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (1.6 mi) · Co-op Food (2.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,062
Owned 56% · Social rent 30% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF9 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF9 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 111/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF9 4HU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWF9 | SectorWF9 4 | PostcodeWF9 4HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £213,767 | £162,784 | £136,800 |
| Population | 45,251 | 16,536 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 379 | 82 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF9 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.