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WF6 1NJ

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 1LZ 386 m
WF4 1BH 402 m
WF6 1NA 459 m
WF6 1LU 498 m
WF6 1NQ 519 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.681483
Longitude
-1.420379
British National Grid easting
438,382
British National Grid northing
420,712

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
E04000248
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059621
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 016C · E01011815
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
36
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Newlands Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Sharlston Community School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
925
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 529
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 63
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Other crime 44

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    1.5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.1 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.6 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    2.8 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

    4.1 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.7 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    4.7 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Long Row

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.3 miles

  • Hill Top View

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Long Row

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.3 miles

  • Walnut Drive

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Dr Greenwood Close

    BCT · Normanton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 016C, 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

4,319 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

925 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 529 events.

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