Notton (Wakefield)
Notton (Wakefield) is a town or village in West Yorkshire, England. It has ten bus stops and is near Darton railway station, which is 4.7km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Notton (Wakefield) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Wakefield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 353,364 residents at roughly 1,044 people per km².
- Council
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Hemsworth
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 231st of 294 English council areas — better than 21% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
11°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 15° / 7° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:35
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
75US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Public order1
- Shoplifting1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Wakefield West · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social vehicle use and speeding We will increase patrols in identified areas of demand and run speeding operations at these location…
- Anti-social behaviour Anti-social behaviour including youths abusing members of the public and the illegal use of motor bikes in the loca…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
555 reported road collisions (2025)
167 killed or seriously injured · 722 casualties · 15.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 52 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Darton (4.7 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Darton (4.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£199,283 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Wakefield · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£806 average monthly rent▲ 5.9% YoY
- 1 bed £576
- 2 bed £726
- 3 bed £869
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,321 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Aldi-Barnsley (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
353,364 residents in Wakefield · 1,044/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,357
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,379
- Net moves+1,978
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 63 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,297 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (48% of 165,130)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
157 schools · 56,122 pupils
113 primary · 18 secondary · 26 other
Ofsted: 51 of 61 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
141 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- De Lacy AcademyOutstanding
- Trinity Academy CathedralOutstanding
- Ark the King's SchoolGood
- Crofton AcademyGood
- Horbury AcademyGood
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Outwood Academy City FieldsGood
- Outwood Grange AcademyGood
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- Airedale AcademyRequires improvement
- Ark Carleton High School
- Castleford Academy
- Kettlethorpe High School
- Minsthorpe Community College
- Outwood Academy Freeston
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- The Featherstone Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wakefield
Care & health services
302 CQC-registered services
- Care homes97
- GP practices42
- Dentists60
- Homecare agencies83
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Wakefield
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
307 applications decided
93.5% granted · 287 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jon Trickett
Labour
Normanton and Hemsworth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 1
- Con 1
- LD 2
- Grn 1
- Ref 55
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens82
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,570 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£689 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,460 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 204,474 certificates
13.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
66% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 55% · Gas 28% · Imports 6% · Nuclear 6%
177 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 77.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 53.8 women · 54 men
73% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in WF4
- Middlestown
- Orchard Croft
- Crofton And Sharlston Med Prac
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Normanton and Hemsworth:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND172 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months157 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants144 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Notton · 0.1 kmNotton is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield district of West Yorkshire, England. The village is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Royston, 5.5 miles (9 km) from Barnsley town centre and 6.5…
Notton and Royston railway station · 1.2 kmNotton and Royston railway station was a railway station that served the village of Royston, South Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Barnsley Coal Railway between Staincross and Mapplewell and Ryhill.
Royston, South Yorkshire · 1.5 kmRoyston is a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough…
- Royston High School · 1.8 km
Royston High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
Chevet, West Yorkshire · 2.2 kmChevet is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population in 2001 of 66. In the 2011 Census this civil parish was included in the ward of Wakefield South.
Woolley Hall · 2.3 kmWoolley Hall is a country house in Woolley, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Notton (Wakefield)?
- Notton (Wakefield) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wakefield local authority.
- How deprived is Notton (Wakefield)?
- The Wakefield local authority, which includes Notton (Wakefield), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.