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WF6 2PJ

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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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
WF10 5QJ 29 m
WF10 5PZ 389 m
WF10 5UB 398 m
WF6 2PH 461 m
WF10 5NR 483 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2PJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.719033
Longitude
-1.401406
British National Grid easting
439,600
British National Grid northing
424,900

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
E00059929
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 009D · E01011883
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 009 · E02002446

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Normanton Common Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. The Grange School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Vehicle crime 47
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 36

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.0 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.4 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    3.0 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    3.1 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.1 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.1 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

    22A LEEDS ROAD, ALLERTON BYWATER, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2DP

    ODS code B86089

    3.7 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    4.9 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Choke Churl Bridge

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 miles

  • Choke Churl Bridge

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 miles

  • Whitwood Ln Altofts Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 miles

  • Whitwood Ln Altofts Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 miles

  • California Drive North

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Normanton Common Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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