# WF6 2GU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.704068, -1.425401
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5WPH3F+JR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO93gq
- **Qibla:** 119.5°
- **Grid reference:** SE 38030 23222
- **UTM:** 30U 603940 5951748
- **Elevation:** 30m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E12000003)
- **Admin district:** Wakefield (E08000036)
- **Ward:** Altofts and Whitwood (E05001446)
- **Constituency:** Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (E14001428)
- **Parish code:** E04013429
- **Travel to work area:** E30000283
- **Police force area:** E23000010
- **Built-up area:** E63008042
- **European electoral region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E15000003)
- **Date introduced:** 2026-03

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01011882
- **2021 MSOA:** Altofts (E02002446)
- **2021 output area:** E00059920
- **2011 LSOA:** E01011882
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002446
- **2011 output area:** E00059920
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33012579
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24346
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000012
- **ICB location:** E38000190
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000054
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000030

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Normanton | 430 |
| Hospital | Spire Methley Park Hospital | 4049 |
| GP | Kings Medical Centre | 537 |
| School | Altofts Junior Academy | 141 |
| Airport | Leeds East Airport | 21002 |
| Bus stop | Altofts School | 93 |
| Food bank | Normanton | 968 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 324 |
| Pharmacy | M & A Dispensing Chemists | 326 |
| Post office | Normanton Post Office | 632 |
| Library | Normanton Library | 638 |
| Coast | — | 46009 |
| Central London | — | 259490 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region M, MPAN 23)
- **Water:** Yorkshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Yorkshire Water

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WF6 2GN](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202GN)
- [WF6 2GJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202GJ)
- [WF6 2NF](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202NF)
- [WF6 2NE](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202NE)
- [WF6 2QA](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202QA)
- [WF6 2PZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202PZ)
- [WF6 2TQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202TQ)
- [WF6 2TH](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF6%202TH)

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