S72 9BH

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980

S72 9BH	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with S72 9BH

Havercroft Rise - 25 properties, USRN 41801780

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6081 / 53°36'29"N

Longitude: -1.3897 / 1°23'22"W

UTM Reference: 30U 606542 5941125

OS Easting: 440481

OS Northing: 412565

OS Grid: SE404125

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LVQQ.YB

Mapcode Global: WHDCK.MKGT

Open Location Code: 9C5WJJ56+64

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ho35

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9477 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for S72 9BH on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:13
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:47
Sunrise	04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:31
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:05

Hours of daylight today	04:09 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:08 to 04:10
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	03:19
Moon Rises	21:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for S72 9BH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in S72 9BH

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 July 2024	7 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
23 July 2021	19 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
29 May 2020	3 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£178,000
21 May 2019	15 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
23 August 2017	16 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£160,000
7 November 2014	7 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£140,000
4 May 2007	14 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
12 January 2007	15 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
20 December 2006	7 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£145,000
31 March 2006	14 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£145,000
15 September 2005	25 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£114,950
27 May 2005	25 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£119,000
13 May 2005	3 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£105,000
31 January 2003	11 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£91,000
24 July 2002	14 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£77,500
20 November 2001	7 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£65,000
18 August 2000	10 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£49,000
28 April 2000	10 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000
19 November 1999	15 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,950
28 April 1997	19 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£39,750
19 November 1996	11 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£50,000
31 March 1995	12 Havercroft Rise, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BH	Detached	Freehold	£43,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for S72 9BH

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Hemsworth

Councillors

Laura Jones Labour

Jakob Williamson Independent

Melanie Jones Labour

S72 9BH also falls within the Civil Parish of South Hiendley, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for S72 9BH

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00059463		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01011784	Wakefield 040C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002477	Wakefield 040	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000243	South Hiendley	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05001450	Hemsworth	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000036	Wakefield	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001383	Normanton and Hemsworth	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000010	West Yorkshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000283	Wakefield and Castleford	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33012712		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000062	Leeds City Region	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2021	BEIS
E38000190	NHS Wakefield	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2015	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000054	NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000030	West Yorkshire and Harrogate	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63008178	South Hiendley	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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