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WF6 2BH

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2BA 19 m
WF6 2BS 52 m
WF6 2BE 59 m
WF6 2BL 61 m
WF6 2BD 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.700262
Longitude
-1.422878
British National Grid easting
438,200
British National Grid northing
422,800

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    386 m

  2. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    464 m

  3. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 850
  • Public order 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • 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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    220 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    575 m

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    816 m

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.7 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.8 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.5 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.7 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.9 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RLY · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RSE · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Altofts Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 850 events.

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