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Home to 2,331 people, this village lies in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. 49% of households own their home with no mortgage.
Schools are its strong suit — primary results beat 85% of towns in England; secondary results beat 69% of towns in England. Crime is low (B+): 18.5 violent and sexual offences and 7.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Getting around depends on the car: 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £246,500, 5.4 times what households in the Wakefield council area earn in a year. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Netherton (Wakefield) has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Netherton (Wakefield) does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Netherton (Wakefield) is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Netherton (Wakefield) has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Netherton (Wakefield)’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Netherton (Wakefield).
14% are under 15, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Line up the people of Netherton (Wakefield) by age and the one in the middle is 50.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Netherton (Wakefield) | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 10 primary schools within 3 km: 69% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 49, and 50% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 183 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
11% of homes date from before 1919. Historic England’s list names 4 listed buildings in Netherton (Wakefield): 1 Grade II*. Scaled to its population, that is 17 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 88% of commuters went by car. About 3% of its commuters stay in Netherton (Wakefield) for work. Income per household averages £50K a year, before tax. Also worth knowing: 1.9% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below West Yorkshire’s towns (2.3%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Reported offences in Netherton (Wakefield) came to 66 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 6. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Just over four in five households own their home. Private rents average £806 a month across the Wakefield council area. The median sale, £246,500, comes from 94 standard sales inside Netherton (Wakefield)’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £327,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 51 |
| Terraced | £184,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Netherton (Wakefield): the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away. 17% of residents in Netherton (Wakefield) live with a disability. At the census, just over four fifths of people in Netherton (Wakefield) called their health good or very good, about level with England’s towns (82%) and above West Yorkshire’s towns (81%).
| Census 2021 | Netherton (Wakefield) | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherton (Wakefield) | 2,331 | — | — | B− | B+ | B− |
| Middlestown and Overton | 2,409 | 0.9 | — | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Horbury | 9,868 | 1.6 | B− | B+ | D | C |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 6,672 | 2.2 | B | B | C | B− |
| Flockton | 1,732 | 2.4 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Ossett | 21,854 | 2.5 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Hall Green | 2,307 | 2.5 | — | B | C− | C− |
| Emley | 1,433 | 2.9 | — | C+ | B+ | C+ |
Middlestown and Overton, Flockton, Hall Green and Emley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Secondary results beat 69%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Wakefield council.
Band D council tax in Netherton (Wakefield) is £2,320 for 2026–27, less than in 72% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in West Yorkshire, England
Netherton (Wakefield) is a built-up area of 2,331 people, in the Wakefield council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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