WF6 2TZ

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 2AE 202 m
WF6 2PH 343 m
WF6 2UA 364 m
WF6 2XX 455 m
WF6 2RH 464 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF6 2TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF6
Postcode sector
WF6 2
Latitude
53.719360
Longitude
-1.411312
British National Grid easting
438,946
British National Grid northing
424,931

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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
One Stop, Express Way, Normanton, WF6 2TZ 12 April 2019 £10,450,000
One Stop, Express Way, Normanton, WF6 2TZ 22 December 2016 £9,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Normanton Common Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Altofts Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 120
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Other crime 23
  • Other theft 22

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
20%

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

10

within 5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.2 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.3 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.3 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    2.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    3.6 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    3.7 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.8 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.3 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    4.5 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

  • Express Way Tuscany Wy

    BCT · Altofts

    0.1 miles
  • Express Way Tuscany Wy

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles
  • Express Wy Tuscany Way

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles
  • Tuscany Wy Express Way

    BCT · Altofts

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Cottages

    BCT · Altofts

    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.

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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Normanton Common Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 120 events.

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