WF6 postcode district

Wakefield · 587 postcodes

At a glance

The average home in Wakefield sold for £199,347 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.1% on a year earlier. Across Wakefield, police record 117 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.

From the middle of the WF6 district, the nearest primary school is Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Freeston, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is King's Medical Practice, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.

Normanton station is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest park, Haw Hill Park, is 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3–7

OfstedInspected 5 Nov 2024 · Report

Quality of educationOutstandingBehaviour and attitudesOutstandingPersonal developmentOutstandingLeadership and managementOutstanding

0.1 mi

Normanton Junior AcademyPrimary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7–11 · Ofsted reports

0.2 mi

St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Academy converter · ages 3–11 · Ofsted reports

0.3 mi

Altofts Junior AcademyPrimary · Academy converter · ages 7–11

OfstedInspected 8 Jul 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.5 mi

Newlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 3–11

OfstedInspected 11 Feb 2025 · Report

Quality of educationRequires improvementBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementRequires improvement

0.6 mi

Secondary

Outwood Academy FreestonSecondary · Academy converter · ages 11–16

OfstedInspected 20 May 2025 · Report

Quality of educationGoodBehaviour and attitudesGoodPersonal developmentGoodLeadership and managementGood

0.4 mi

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademySecondary · Academy converter · ages 11–18

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Mar 2026 · Safeguarding met

Nursery, special and other

Enrich AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter · ages 14–16

Ofsted report cardInspected 23 Jun 2026 · Safeguarding met · Report

InclusionNeeds attentionCurriculum and teachingNeeds attentionAchievementUrgent improvementAttendance and behaviourUrgent improvementPersonal development and wellbeingNeeds attentionLeadership and governanceNeeds attention

2.5 mi

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Stations nearby

Train stations

Normanton

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Streethouse

1.8 mi

Featherstone

2.8 mi

Castleford

3.0 mi

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

0.1 mito the nearest park, Haw Hill Park

3parks within a 10 minute walk

9.1hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

Haw Hill ParkPark or garden · 6.6 hectares

0.1 mi · 2 min walk

Playing field (2 nearby)nearest 2.3 hectares

0.2 mi · 3 min walk

Bowling green0.3 hectares

0.2 mi · 3 min walk

Tennis courts0.1 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Sports groundunder 0.1 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Play area (4 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.2 mi · 5 min walk

Normanton LeisureSports ground · 0.6 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Park or garden (3 nearby)nearest 0.9 hectares

0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Allotments or community garden (3 nearby)nearest 1.7 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Smirthwaite Recreation GroundPlaying field · 1.2 hectares

0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Play area (3 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Playing field (2 nearby)nearest 0.6 hectares

0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the WF6 district

What is the crime rate in the WF6 district?

Across Wakefield, police record 117 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the WF6 district?

The average home in Wakefield sold for £199,347 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £315,698, semi-detached £200,671, terraced £159,523, flats £100,223. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the WF6 district?

The nearest primary school is Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Outwood Academy Freeston, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the WF6 district?

Normanton is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.

What is the average household income in the WF6 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £45,829 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.