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WF6 2BY

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 2AT 23 m
WF6 2DA 24 m
WF6 2AA 28 m
WF6 2FD 44 m
WF6 2AB 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.699349
Longitude
-1.419861
British National Grid easting
438,400
British National Grid northing
422,700

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
38
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    267 m

  2. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    329 m

  3. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 890
  • Public order 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Shoplifting 133

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

    147 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    549 m

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    1.0 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.9 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.1 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

    4.5 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.8 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Normanton Market Place

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Street

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Terrace

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Street

    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

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Normanton Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 890 events.

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