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WF6 1XN

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 1TD 21 m
WF6 1WS 199 m
WF6 1TZ 231 m
WF6 1WD 244 m
WF6 1TF 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.698346
Longitude
-1.398671
British National Grid easting
439,800
British National Grid northing
422,600

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
E00059317
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
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

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    698 m

  2. Normanton Common Primary Academy

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    946 m

  3. Outwood Academy Freeston

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    978 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,683
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 626
  • Public order 289
  • Drugs 132
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 120

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.4 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

    2.4 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.3 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.8 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.8 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.3 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Newfield Crescent

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Fairway Approach

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Newfield Crescent

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Fairway Approach

    BCT · Normanton

    0.3 miles

  • Waindyke Way

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,683 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 626 events.

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