UK · EN
United KingdomEast MidlandsEast of EnglandLondonNorth EastNorth WestScotlandSouth EastSouth WestWalesWest MidlandsYorkshire and The HumberCompare MethodologySources and licences

Normanton
vs Stanley & Outwood East

Normanton has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Stanley & Outwood East. Homes in Stanley & Outwood East sold for a median of £244,000, 36% above Normanton. Normanton has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Wakefield with Normanton highlighted
Normanton
437 postcodes
Map of Wakefield with Stanley & Outwood East highlighted
Stanley & Outwood East
432 postcodes
Map of Wakefield
Wakefield
city average

People

Normanton has 17,351 residents in 7,549 households; Stanley & Outwood East has 16,204 in 7,043. Stanley & Outwood East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.4 percentage points more than Normanton (Wakefield: 19%). Normanton has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.5 percentage points more than Stanley & Outwood East (Wakefield: 30%).

17,351Residents (2021)
16,204Residents (2021)
353,368Residents (2021)
7,549Households
7,043Households
153,075Households
17.5%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
16.9%Aged 65 and over
18.3%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
28.7%Living alone
30.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Normanton and 38% in Stanley & Outwood East. Stanley & Outwood East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 14.9 percentage points more than Normanton (Wakefield: 63%). Normanton has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.3 percentage points more than Stanley & Outwood East (Wakefield: 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Normanton and £244,000 in Stanley & Outwood East, against £205,000 across Wakefield.

£180,000Median sale price
£244,000Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
59.2%Owner-occupied
74.1%Owner-occupied
62.6%Owner-occupied
15.8%Private renting
14.5%Private renting
14.9%Private renting
24.2%Social renting
10.5%Social renting
21.7%Social renting
18.6%Detached houses
29.4%Detached houses
22.3%Detached houses
41.0%Semi-detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
44.6%Semi-detached houses
29.4%Terraced houses
24.2%Terraced houses
22.0%Terraced houses
9.0%Flats
6.7%Flats
9.1%Flats

Surroundings

Normanton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.7 percentage points more than Stanley & Outwood East (Wakefield: 15%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Normanton, and 44 in Stanley & Outwood East. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Normanton and 489 m in Stanley & Outwood East. The typical postcode is 1,191 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Normanton and 2,004 m in Stanley & Outwood East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Normanton and 96% in Stanley & Outwood East.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
13.7%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
83Services within 15 min (median)
44Services within 15 min (median)
64Services within 15 min (median)
372 mNearest school (median)
489 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
28Postcodes in flood risk areas
839Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 107 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Normanton and 94 in Stanley & Outwood East, against 121 across Wakefield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

107Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
94Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
121Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Normanton

Normanton is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 17,351 people in 7,549 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Wakefield median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Wakefield average.

Stanley & Outwood East

Stanley & Outwood East is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 16,204 people in 7,043 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £244,000 over the past two years, 19% above the Wakefield median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the Wakefield average.

More comparisons.

Normanton and Stanley & Outwood East next to other wards of Wakefield.

Normanton vs Altofts & WhitwoodNormanton vs FeatherstoneNormanton vs Wakefield EastStanley & Outwood East vs Wrenthorpe & Outwood WestStanley & Outwood East vs Wakefield EastStanley & Outwood East vs Wakefield NorthAll wards of Wakefield