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WF6 1QL area guide

Who lives in WF6 1QL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Normanton East
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,825 (2024)
At a glance

What WF6 1QL is like

WF6 1QL is a postcode in the Normanton East area of Wakefield. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,825 people. 54% of households own their home, 19.1% rent privately and 23.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 67.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in WF6 1 sold for a median of £198,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WF6 1QL compares

Headline figures for WF6 1QL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£198,500

Median over 108 sales in WF6 1, +18.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£45,829

Average annual income before tax, higher than 29% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WF6 1QL differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A young populationPositive

    28.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

  2. 02
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in WF6 1 is up 18.5% on the year before.

Questions

WF6 1QL FAQs

01
Is WF6 1QL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in WF6 1QL?

The median sale price over the last year was £198,500.

Homes in WF6 1 sold for a median of £198,500 across 108 sales in the year to August 2026, +18.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is WF6 1QL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around WF6 1QL, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in WF6 1QL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 11.1% of residents. 54% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (40.3%).
05
Which council covers WF6 1QL?

The local authority for WF6 1QL is Wakefield.

WF6 1QL comes under Wakefield in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is WF6 1QL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Normanton Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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