WF6 2TB

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Normanton
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF6 2TD 67 m
WF6 2ST 83 m
WF6 2RE 93 m
WF6 2RF 111 m
WF6 2SL 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2TB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.709696
Longitude
-1.420082
British National Grid easting
438,376
British National Grid northing
423,851

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013429
Output area
E00059929
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 009D · E01011883
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 009 · E02002446

Postcode source versions

Explore WF6

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Eskdale Croft, Normanton, WF6 2TB 9 January 2026 £250,000
7, Eskdale Croft, Normanton, WF6 2TB 12 December 2012 £160,000
3, Eskdale Croft, Normanton, WF6 2TB 29 January 2010 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    830 m
  2. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    915 m
  3. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 589
  • Public order 111
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

13 female, 5 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    1.0 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    1.1 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    1.6 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.7 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.3 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.5 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Miners Arms

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles
  • Miners Arms

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles
  • Altofts Hall Road

    BCT · Altofts

    0.3 miles
  • Altofts Hall Road

    BCT · Altofts

    0.3 miles
  • St Mary Magdelene Church

    BCT · Altofts

    0.4 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF6 2TB. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Martin Frobisher Infant School is the nearest published school at 830 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 589 events.

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