WF6 2HG
The median sold price for the postcode WF6 2HG is around £198,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 107 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WF6 2HG (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £115,000 – £290,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WF6 2, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£210,000(122 sales)
- Terraced£140,000(103 sales)
- Detached£313,000(83 sales)
- Flat£85,000(5 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WF6 2HG median £198,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £195,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 31% below the typical Wakefield neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Wakefield and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WF6 2HG, compared with 94.1% across Wakefield and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 92.9% of premises across Wakefield (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Wakefield | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 92.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.1% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 58% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Wakefield: more deprived than 40% of its 215 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (59%). Average Band D in Wakefield is £2,296.89 for 2026/27.
That is 4% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Wakefield: £1,531.26 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 730 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A59%
- Band B27%
- Band C8%
- Band D4%
- Band E–
- Band F0%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School0.3 miles (470 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Normanton Common Primary Academy0.3 miles (500 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Normanton Common Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School0.4 miles (630 m)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Nearest secondary schools
- Outwood Academy Freeston0.6 miles (960 m)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Outwood Academy City Fields2.9 miles (4.7 km)Ofsted, March 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Outwood Academy City Fields (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to WF6 2HG is Normanton Rail Station, 0.6 miles (980 m) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (980 m)Normanton Rail Station
- 1.9 miles (3.1 km)Streethouse Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.3 km)Castleford Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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