WF6 2AS

Normanton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Normanton
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2AR 26 m
WF6 2AP 27 m
WF6 2BQ 65 m
WF6 2BL 78 m
WF6 2BJ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2019
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.699214
Longitude
-1.421756
British National Grid easting
438,275
British National Grid northing
422,684

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
E00179980
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 016E · E01011819
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 016 · E02002453

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Barclays Bank Plc, Market Street, Normanton, WF6 2AS 14 September 2018 £90,000
Barclays Bank Plc, Market Street, Normanton, WF6 2AS 21 September 2012 £56,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    328 m
  2. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    450 m
  3. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,808
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 872
  • Public order 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 142
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Anti social behaviour 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF6 2 residents
10,425

Age bands in WF6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,498 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

970 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,659 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,992 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

2,194 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    214 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    480 m

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    940 m

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.9 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.6 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles
  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles
  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles
  • Normanton Rail Station

    RLY · Normanton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 016E, 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

11,218 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Normanton Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,808 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 872 events.

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