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WF6 2JD

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Normanton
Ward
Altofts & Whitwood
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2ND 46 m
WF6 2FA 58 m
WF6 2NF 70 m
WF6 2NB 111 m
WF6 2GJ 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.702614
Longitude
-1.426042
British National Grid easting
437,989
British National Grid northing
423,060

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
E00059924
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 009D · E01011883
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 009 · E02002446

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Greenfield Road, Normanton, WF6 2JD 17 April 2018 £140,000
2, Greenfield Road, Normanton, WF6 2JD 13 October 2017 £126,000
Osborne House, Greenfield Road, Normanton, WF6 2JD 11 April 2014 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    73 m

  2. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    543 m

  3. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    762 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,594
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 747
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Public order 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Anti social behaviour 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.1% 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
50%
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

7

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    477 m

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    523 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    838 m

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.5 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.6 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.8 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

  • Altofts School

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Altofts School

    BCT · Normanton

    0.1 miles

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RLY · Normanton

    0.2 miles

  • Drury Lane

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles

  • Normanton Rail Station

    RSE · Normanton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,717 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
3
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.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Altofts Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 73 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,594 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 747 events.

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