Normanton
vs Wakefield East
Wakefield East has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Normanton. Homes in Wakefield East sold for a median of £192,500, 7% above Normanton. Wakefield East has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Normanton has 17,351 residents in 7,549 households; Wakefield East has 15,072 in 6,171. Normanton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.5 percentage points more than Wakefield East (Wakefield: 19%). Wakefield East has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.7 percentage points more than Normanton (Wakefield: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Normanton and 36% in Wakefield East. Normanton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 17 percentage points more than Wakefield East (Wakefield: 63%). Wakefield East has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 10.4 percentage points more than Normanton (Wakefield: 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Normanton and £192,500 in Wakefield East, against £205,000 across Wakefield.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 16%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Normanton, and 228 in Wakefield East. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Normanton and 334 m in Wakefield East. The typical postcode is 1,191 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Normanton and 928 m in Wakefield East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Normanton and 93% in Wakefield East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 107 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Normanton and 143 in Wakefield 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.
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 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.
Wakefield East is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 15,072 people in 6,171 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £192,500 over the past two years, 6% below the Wakefield median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Wakefield average.
More comparisons.
Normanton and Wakefield East next to other wards of Wakefield.