WF6 1RX

Normanton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 1QN 62 m
WF6 1QS 63 m
WF6 1QW 76 m
WF6 1TE 78 m
WF6 1PY 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.703647
Longitude
-1.403579
British National Grid easting
439,471
British National Grid northing
423,187

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
E00059319
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 013A · E01011758
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 013 · E02002450

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

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

    297 m
  2. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    632 m
  3. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    933 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,829
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 692
  • Public order 303
  • Drugs 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Anti social behaviour 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.3
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
0%

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

10

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.1 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    1.7 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

    3.7 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.8 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.9 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    3.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.0 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Benson Lane

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Benson Lane

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Eastfield Grove

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Eastfield Grove

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    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
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

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Normanton Common Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,829 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 692 events.

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