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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 landmarksQueen's Mill Castlefordhistoric site · 1.8 miFairies Hillhill · under a mileLumley Hillhill · under a mileLapwing Lakelake · 3.2 miRainbow Lakelake · 3.2 miTickle Cock Bridgebridge · 1.7 miThe Oxbow Lakeswater · 1.6 miHatfield Hall G.Chistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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
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 miPolice stationWest Yorkshire PoliceFeatherstoneunder a mileCash machineMFG - Castleford (MRH), Whitwoodunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
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 mileCar parkFairburn Ings Newton Lane ParkingLedston2.7 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationCastlefordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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