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WF6 1DF

Normanton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Normanton
Ward
Normanton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 1DP 28 m
WF6 1DN 37 m
WF6 1DE 58 m
WF6 1FQ 74 m
WF6 1FP 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.690037
Longitude
-1.418051
British National Grid easting
438,528
British National Grid northing
421,665

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Normanton · E05016533
Parish or community
E04013429
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059581
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 016A · E01011813
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 016 · E02002453

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Woodhouse Crescent, Normanton, WF6 1DF 6 June 2003 £64,950
15, Woodhouse Crescent, Normanton, WF6 1DF 13 March 2000 £19,665

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Newlands Primary School

    Community school

    334 m

  2. Outwood Academy Freeston

    Academy converter

    659 m

  3. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 714
  • Shoplifting 128
  • Public order 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Anti social behaviour 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
WF6 1 residents
11,994

Age bands in WF6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,217 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,281 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,239 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,392 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

1,934 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    702 m

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.2 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    1.8 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.9 km

  • STATION LANE

    STATION LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 6JL

    ODS code B87032

    4.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    4.4 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    4.7 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Henderson Avenue

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Henderson Avenue

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Henderson Avenue End

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Henderson Avenue End

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Potts Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 016A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,986 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Newlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 714 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.