Albert Street Normanton, Wakefield
31 addresses across 1 postcode (WF6), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41803950.
- Sales: 63 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £325,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 13, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Normanton, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Haw Hill Park, is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 23 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is King's Medical Practice, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 108 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £110,750 | £86,500 | £135,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £95,250 | £75,500 | £115,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £98,750 | £77,500 | £120,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £79,000 | £79,000 | £79,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £99,500 | £90,000 | £111,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 2005 | 7 | £82,000 | £33,300 | £95,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | £78,000 | £45,000 | £87,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | £63,225 | £40,000 | £67,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2025 | THE BUNGALOW WF6 2HU | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 16 May 2023 | 3 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £118,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 May 2023 | 3 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £107,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jul 2022 | 41 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2022 | 39 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £86,500 | |
| 6 Oct 2021 | 53 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2021 | 29 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £75,500 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 49 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2020 | 27 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £77,500 | |
| 15 Jan 2020 | 49 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £71,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 7 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £88,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 37 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £79,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2015 | 25 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 9 May 2014 | 41 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2007 | 29 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2007 | 17 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2007 | 3 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 11 Apr 2007 | 15 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £96,500 | |
| 17 Jan 2006 | 29 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 15 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £74,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2005 | 3 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2005 | 25 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 16 May 2005 | 45 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £89,950 | |
| 9 May 2005 | 49 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £80,100 | |
| 15 Apr 2005 | 35 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2005 | 13 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £33,300 | |
| 13 Dec 2004 | 17 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2004 | 25 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2004 | 1 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2004 | 23 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2004 | 41 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 3 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2003 | 45 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2003 | 51 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £60,500 | |
| 31 Jul 2003 | 27 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £67,950 | |
| 4 Apr 2003 | 5 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £64,950 | |
| 14 Mar 2003 | 43 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £61,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2003 | 17 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £67,500 | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | 37 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £49,995 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 53 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £49,950 | |
| 4 Jul 2002 | 5 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £41,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 1 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £32,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 15 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 25 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £29,950 | |
| 12 Apr 2001 | 7 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2000 | 29 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £20,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | 27 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 24 May 2000 | 17 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2000 | 49 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1999 | 15 WF6 2HU | Terraced | £29,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (15); House, end-terrace (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (13); 1930-1949 (3); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (58% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 152 Castleford Road, Wakefield: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 20 m and 23 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF6 2HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Normanton 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Streethouse 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Castleford 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Benson Lane Normanton | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station Coach Stop | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King's Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M And A Pharmacies | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Castleford & Normanton District Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Normanton Cashzone | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haw Hill Park 6.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,530 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,320 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Haw Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Fairies Hill Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Fairies Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Ackton Pasture Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Foxholes Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Ruddings Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 31 |
30 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton Common Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 30 m | No published inspection |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Normanton Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Outwood Academy Freeston | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Altofts Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Martin Frobisher Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction 31 WF6 1QU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Tastyz WF6 1QU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Hopetown Post Office/Londis WF6 2HL | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 1 Nov 2024 |
| The Fish Bar WF6 1PZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Snack Attack WF6 1PZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Bakeaway Takeaway / Poppys Pantry WF6 1JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Dena Foods and Supermart WF6 1PY | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Wonderful WF6 1PY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Gingerbread & Cafe & Bakery WF6 1PY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 4 Good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Ultraflex Gym WF6 1QT | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 28 Mar 2019 |
| Castleford Road Off Licence WF6 2EU | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Hopetown Liberal Club WF6 2ET | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 52 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (33); On or near Benson Lane (13); On or near Beckbridge Road (12); On or near Mackinnon Avenue (10); On or near Crossman Drive (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 4% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Wonderful (takeaway/sandwich shop, WF6 1PY) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 26 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WF6 2HU: 31 addresses of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
School Court · Mackinnon Avenue · Regent Street · Norwood Street · Bacon Avenue · Benson Lane · Aspen Court · Waterford Place · Aspen Street · Renfield Grove · Village Close · Aspen Avenue
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.