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Property for sale in Normanton
Normanton lies south of Junction 31 of the M62 and has a population of 16,000. Once bustling with collieries and brickworks, Normanton is expanding as a commuter town for Leeds and Bradford owing to its relatively inexpensive housing and excellent transport links.
Property for sale in Normanton offering two or three bedrooms is a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraced cottages and houses; post-war semi-detached houses and bungalows; and new-build developments including terraced and semi-detached townhouses with integral garages. Estate agents in Normanton also represent detached contemporary houses within attractive new developments and executive-sized houses with double garages.
For details of flats for sale in Normanton and for information regarding cottages, bungalows and houses, please contact Normanton estate agents.
Amenities for Normanton properties
There is a combination of 8 primary, junior and first schools in Normanton and for secondary education there is Normanton Freston High School, a non denominational mixed school. Students in Normanton also travel to neighbouring Castleford High School Technology College and to Castleford Airedale High School. In the opposite direction, Wakefield offers a choice of three high schools: City High School, St Thomas A Becket Catholic Comprehensive School, and Kettlethorpe High School. The Outlet Village is a shoppers' Mecca only 3 miles from Normanton, just off the M62 near Junction 32. The centre includes the Xscape leisure complex which has Europe's largest indoor real snow slope.
Transport in Normanton
The railway station in Normanton provides regular services to Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield Kirkgate and to Sheffield Meadowhall. By road, Normanton is served by three major motorway networks: the M62, linking west to Manchester and east to Kingston-upon-Hull; the M1 linking Leeds to London, and the A1(M) from neighbouring Ferrybridge heading north to Darlington and Ripon. Local bus services in Normanton are provided by Metro Connect.
Surrounding areas
While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Normanton, which is covered by postcode, WF6, you may also like to consider Knottingley, Ferrybridge, Pontefract, Castleford, Wakefield, Ossett, Batley, Mirfield, Brighouse and Elland.