The UK Postcode Database

WF6 2HL

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
WF6 2HL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WF6 2HL

Castleford Road - 27 properties, USRN 41800675

Benson Lane - 1 property, USRN 41800349

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7047 / 53°42'16"N

Longitude: -1.4047 / 1°24'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 605307 5951843

OS Easting: 439397

OS Northing: 423298

OS Grid: SE393232

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LTML.PQ

Mapcode Global: WHDC5.D4BS

Open Location Code: 9C5WPH3W+V4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93hq19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7233 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WF6 2HL on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:12
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:47
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:31
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:06
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:30
Moon Rises 21:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for WF6 2HL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WF6 2HL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 August 2023 259 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
12 July 2022 281 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,000
12 January 2022 279 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
26 October 2021 281 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
29 March 2019 267 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,000
30 June 2017 279 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
15 January 2016 259 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,000
12 October 2007 257 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
20 June 2007 311a Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Flat/apartment Leasehold £85,000
27 April 2007 277 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £94,000
26 June 2006 269 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
25 May 2006 261 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,000
18 November 2005 265 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,500
30 September 2005 279 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,500
30 May 2003 279 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,500
12 December 2000 267 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £41,000
26 June 1998 271 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000
8 December 1997 269 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,000
7 April 1995 277 Castleford Road, Normanton WF6 2HL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £29,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WF6 2HL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Normanton

Councillors

Daniel Wilton Labour

Armaan Khan Labour

Julie Medford Labour

WF6 2HL also falls within the Civil Parish of Normanton and Altofts, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WF6 2HL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059319 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011758 Wakefield 013A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002450 Wakefield 013 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013429 Normanton and Altofts Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2024 DLUHC
E05001453 Normanton Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000036 Wakefield Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001383 Normanton and Hemsworth Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000283 Wakefield and Castleford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012596 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000190 NHS Wakefield Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63008042 Normanton (Wakefield) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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