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WF6 2BL

Normanton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Normanton
Ward
Normanton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2BJ 32 m
WF6 2BD 42 m
WF6 2BQ 45 m
WF6 2BA 46 m
WF6 2AR 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.699819
Longitude
-1.422338
British National Grid easting
438,236
British National Grid northing
422,751

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

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Property

At this postcode

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35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Talbot Street, Normanton, WF6 2BL 17 June 2025 £142,500
12, Talbot Street, Normanton, WF6 2BL 3 November 2021 £124,950
4a, Talbot Street, Normanton, WF6 2BL 27 July 2021 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    403 m

  2. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    446 m

  3. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,802
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 869
  • Public order 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Anti social behaviour 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

9 female, 17 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
81.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    203 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    533 m

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    872 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

    4.5 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

    4.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.0 miles

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RLY · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RSE · 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £133,725 from 2 recorded sales in WF6 2BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Normanton Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 403 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,802 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 869 events.

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