WF10 1FQ

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Castleford
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 1FR 34 m
WF10 1FP 55 m
WF10 1FS 56 m
WF10 1BS 96 m
WF10 1BU 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 1FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 1
Latitude
53.730058
Longitude
-1.360734
British National Grid easting
442,273
British National Grid northing
426,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00059290
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 002F · E01034260
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 002 · E02002439

Postcode source versions

Explore WF10

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Willow Mews, Castleford, WF10 1FQ 4 August 2023 £224,995
12, Willow Mews, Castleford, WF10 1FQ 27 May 2021 £200,500
6, Willow Mews, Castleford, WF10 1FQ 7 May 2021 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    914 m
  2. Half Acres Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Grange School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,076
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Public order 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

11 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
WF10 1 residents
3,698

Age bands in WF10 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

773 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

419 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.8%

1,431 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

1,054 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

554 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF10 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
7.7%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    290 m

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    671 m

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    1.1 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

    22A LEEDS ROAD, ALLERTON BYWATER, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2DP

    ODS code B86089

    2.1 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

    PINFOLD SURGERY, PINFOLD LANE, MICKLETOWN METHLEY, LEEDS, LS26 9AA

    ODS code B87030

    2.3 km

  • TIEVE TARA

    TIEVE TARA MEDICAL CENTRE, PARKDALE, AIREDALE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2QP

    ODS code B87042

    3.1 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    4.1 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wood Street

    BCT · Castleford

    0.3 miles
  • Wood Street

    BCT · Castleford

    0.3 miles
  • Castleford Bus Station

    BCS · Castleford

    0.4 miles
  • Castleford Bus Station

    BCS · Castleford

    0.4 miles
  • Castleford Bus Station

    BCS · Castleford

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 002F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,340 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £224,995 from 1 recorded sale in WF10 1FQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 914 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,076 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.