# WF6 2JH: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF6 2JH 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 2JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6) › [WF6 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6-2)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Wakefield 009B: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **Normanton, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **No property in WF6 2JH 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=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **£199,283 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at WF6 2JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **Low road and rail noise at WF6 2JH**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **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=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-brigg-infant-and-nursery-school-e142359) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Altofts Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/altofts-junior-academy-e152435) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Martin Frobisher Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martin-frobisher-infant-school-e108148) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | – |
| [Normanton Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-junior-academy-e141878) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanton-all-saints-cofe-infant-school-e108259) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-e138958) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-primary-school-e133318) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Outwood Academy Freeston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-freeston-e145937) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £125,870 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Normanton (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PATIENCE LANE SURGERY (290 m); KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: M&A PHARMACIES LTD (70 m); NORMANTON - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (850 m); EXEL CHEMIST (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); THE HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Normanton (750 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,283** (August 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,283 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Wakefield 009B has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 009B was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,433** (2021). Wakefield 009B had 1,433 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,712th least 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 009B, 97.4% 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: 53.7052, -1.4299

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

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (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), August 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=-1.4299,53.7052,WF62JH

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6-2jh