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WF6 1YY

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Altofts & Whitwood
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2LD 54 m
WF6 2NZ 62 m
WF6 2LF 85 m
WF6 2LB 120 m
WF6 2NA 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 1YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 1
Latitude
53.704821
Longitude
-1.436449
British National Grid easting
437,300
British National Grid northing
423,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Altofts & Whitwood · E05016526
Parish or community
E04013429
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059914
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 009C · E01011882
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 009 · E02002446

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
3

  1. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    207 m

  2. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    471 m

  3. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    661 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
914
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 413
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Public order 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Anti social behaviour 64

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

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    214 m

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.4 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.7 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.7 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

    2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA

    ODS code B86020

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Patience Lane

    BCT · Altofts

    0.1 miles

  • Patience Lane

    BCT · Altofts

    0.1 miles

  • Garforth Drive

    BCT · Altofts

    0.1 miles

  • Lee Brigg

    BCT · Altofts

    0.1 miles

  • Lee Brigg

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 009C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,811 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 207 m.

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

Recorded crime

914 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 413 events.

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