HOLGATE AVENUE, WF9 5BT House Prices & Local Information

WF9 5BT is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Holgate Avenue, 0.4km from Fitzwilliam in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley. Administratively it sits within Hemsworth ward and the Hemsworth constituency.

Day-to-day life in WF9 5BT has the character of a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 29 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £110k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WF9 5BT are sourced from Output Area E00059461 (shared with 17 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.