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WF6 1QU

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 1QF 29 m
WF6 1QY 61 m
WF6 1RJ 100 m
WF6 1PZ 106 m
WF6 1QZ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.705603
Longitude
-1.402839
British National Grid easting
439,518
British National Grid northing
423,405

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
E00180036
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 013A · E01011758
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 013 · E02002450

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
357, Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU 15 December 2025 £145,000
321, Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU 19 July 2024 £180,000
333, Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU 28 June 2024 £480,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
3

  1. Normanton Common Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    96 m

  2. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    842 m

  3. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,724
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 615
  • Public order 296
  • Drugs 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Anti social behaviour 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

26 female, 28 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
96.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.4%
Gigabit-capable
96.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
46.4%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.2 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    1.8 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.0 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

    PINFOLD SURGERY, PINFOLD LANE, MICKLETOWN METHLEY, LEEDS, LS26 9AA

    ODS code B87030

    3.5 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.6 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    3.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    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

    4.6 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Benson Lane

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Benson Lane

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.1 miles

  • Eastfield Grove

    BCT · Normanton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 013A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,049 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £150,000 from 6 recorded sales in WF6 1QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Normanton Common Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 96 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,724 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 615 events.

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