Hill Top, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Hill Top is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Hill Top is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Hill Top is located in the Hemsworth ward of the Wakefield district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.632413, -1.37503
Grid Ref SE414152
Suburb Hemsworth
Constituency Hemsworth

House Prices

The average house price in Hill Top is 52.97% higher than the rest of Wakefield. The last sale we have on record is 1A Hill Top, that sold for £25,000. The average house price in Wakefield is £166,292 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hill Top

Date No. Type Price
17/03/2022 1A £25,000
05/11/2021 HILL TOP HOUSE Detached £620,000
30/06/2021 12 Detached £645,000
12/10/2020 19 Terrace £98,000
17/01/2020 5 Semi £380,000
03/01/2020 8 Semi £136,000

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Crime in Hill Top, West Yorkshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Hill Top in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Hill Top
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Hill Top and compared that to the average for the Hemsworth ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hill Top, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hemsworth ward

Social economic statistics for Hill Top

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Hill Top is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hill Top is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Hill Top experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hill Top are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hill Top involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hill Top are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Hill Top are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Hill Top, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hill Top are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hill Top

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Hill Top.

Unemployment in Hill Top

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.86% of Hill Top residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Top

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hill Top. The proportion of retirees on Hill Top is 5.3% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.3% of Hill Top residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hill Top

The proportion of home owners on Hill Top is 5.35% higher than the national average of 62%. 19.9% of properties in Hill Top are private rented and 12.76% are social rented.
67.35% of residents of Hill Top own their home

Country of Birth of Hill Top residents

The proportion if Hill Top residents born in the UK is 8.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.51% of Hill Top residents were born outside the UK.
91.49% of Hill Top residents were born in the UK

Hill Top Summary

Hill Top has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hill Top maybe difficult.

Hill Top has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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