Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
138
Crime · Aug '26
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12640
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12640 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WF6 1TN
England & WalesCrime trends · near WF6 1TN
Counts are for Featherstone electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY —
101510
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
23
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY —
22110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
41
YoY —
86430
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White2.5%
Indian1.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Christian54.1%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.5%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6425.1%
35–4920.4%
25–3410.3%
65–749.0%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
One person: other11.6%
One person: aged 66+11.0%
Single family household, all members 66+9.3%
+ 9 other households · 36.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min
Normanton Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 3.0 km straight lineabout 37 min
Castleford Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 2
- 3.1 km straight lineabout 38 min
Glasshoughton Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 539 m straight lineabout 7 min
Ripley Drive
Bus · opp · south
- 552 m straight lineabout 7 min
California Drive
Bus · west
- 559 m straight lineabout 7 min
Ripley Drive
Bus · south
- 581 m straight lineabout 7 min
Waindyke Way
Bus · opp · north-west
- 591 m straight lineabout 7 min
Waindyke Way
Bus · north-west
Coordinates & Location for WF6 1TN
Postcode
WF6 1TN
Coordinates
53.7059, -1.3885
Grid reference
SE404234
Easting
440,465
Northing
423,446
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WPJ46+9J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Normanton (Wakefield)
Travel to Work
Wakefield and Castleford
ITL Region
Wakefield
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaNormanton and Hemsworth E14001383
Constituency
E14001383West Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Featherstone
Constituency code
E14001383
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Featherstone
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wakefield District
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 024I E01034268
E01034268MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 024 E02002461
E02002461LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 024A E01011775
E01011775MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 024 E02002461
E02002461Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentJuly 1986 — Introduced
Postcode WF6 1TN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034268 and MSOA E02002461 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12640
Present — Active
Postcode WF6 1TN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WF6 1TN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
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