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WF6 1LW

Normanton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 1LH 35 m
WF6 1JF 51 m
WF6 1JE 77 m
WF6 1LJ 84 m
WF6 1PU 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2006
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.689708
Longitude
-1.413089
British National Grid easting
438,856
British National Grid northing
421,631

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
E00059574
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 016A · E01011813
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 016 · E02002453

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Outwood Academy Freeston

    Academy converter

    576 m

  2. Newlands Primary School

    Community school

    626 m

  3. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    896 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 776
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Public order 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Anti social behaviour 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    955 m

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.3 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.1 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.7 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.8 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.2 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Dodsworth Crescent

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Dodsworth Crescent

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Henderson Avenue

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Henderson Avenue

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Alexandra Drive

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Outwood Academy Freeston is the nearest published school at 576 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 776 events.

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