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Golf Courses 11 Go Karting 10 Art Galleries 10 Lakes 9 Museums 9 Theatres 8 Stadiums 7 Park and Gardens 7 Nature Reserves 6 Aquariums 6 Theme Parks 5 Holiday Parks 5 Golf Driving Ranges 5 Exhibition and Trade Centres 4 Zoos 3 Cathedrals 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 2 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalSpire Methley Park Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryMytt Frailty Virtual Ward14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM And A Pharmacies14 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistCastleford Health Centre1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAckton Pastures Primary Academyages 3-11, 356 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNormanton Common Primary Academyages 3-11, 334 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,470 pupils1.6 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group5.2 miUniversityLeeds College of Music8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationCastleford1.5 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station Coach Stop1.4 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF10 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF10 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,910 residentsin the Normanton East census areaMedian age 40.13,339 households68% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,088 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August31 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFairies Hillhill · under a mileLumley Hillhill · under a mileLapwing Lakelake · 3.2 miRainbow Lakelake · 3.2 miThe Oxbow Lakeswater · 1.6 miFoxholes Reachwater · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitwood Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 32 haBetty's Gardenpark · under a mileHaw Hill Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haPontefract Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 76 haCastleford Rugby Union Football Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSavile Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20252 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,552 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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