# WF6 1WQ: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF6 1WQ is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF6 1WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6) › [WF6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Wakefield 016E: 224 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **Normanton, 520 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **No property in WF6 1WQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF6 1WQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF6 1WQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-all-saints-cofe-infant-school-e108259) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Normanton Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-junior-academy-e141878) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-e138958) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Outwood Academy Freeston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-freeston-e145937) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Altofts Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altofts-junior-academy-e152435) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Newlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-primary-school-e133318) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Normanton Common Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-common-primary-academy-e141799) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-brigg-infant-and-nursery-school-e142359) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £152,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £197,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Normanton (520 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m); NEWLAND SURGERY (710 m)
- Pharmacies: EXEL CHEMIST (160 m); NORMANTON - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (290 m); M AND A PHARMACIES (570 m); EXEL PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: THE HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (250 m); DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods The Old Police Station Normanton (100 m, Farmfoods); Asda Normanton Supermarket (110 m, Asda); Lidl Normanton (410 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.8** (2025). Wakefield 016E has a deprivation score of 24.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,209th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £173,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 016E was £173,500 in 2025. Joint 4,146th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,688** (2021). Wakefield 016E had 1,688 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,044th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 016E, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF6 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,627** (2021). WF6 had 22,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,306th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In WF6, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6992, -1.4159

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Normanton and Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth): Jon Trickett (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4159,53.6992,WF61WQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6-1wq.

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