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WF10 1JS

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Castleford
Ward
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 1AY 55 m
WF10 1AX 77 m
WF10 1HF 89 m
WF10 1HQ 93 m
WF10 1JP 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 1JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 1
Latitude
53.727229
Longitude
-1.349394
British National Grid easting
443,024
British National Grid northing
425,842

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · E05016527
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059289
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 002E · E01011762
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 002 · E02002439

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
78, Bridge Street, Castleford, WF10 1JS 4 September 2020 £250,000
40 - 42, Bridge Street, Castleford, WF10 1JS 14 January 2019 £95,000
32, Bridge Street, Castleford, WF10 1JS 17 December 2008 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    126 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

    Academy converter

    292 m

  3. Castleford Academy

    Academy converter

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,271
  • Other theft 418
  • Shoplifting 329
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Criminal damage and arson 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    531 m

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    576 m

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    791 m

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    2.4 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    2.7 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.1 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    4.4 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.5 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arriva Bus Depot

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Arriva Bus Depot

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Aire Street

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge Street B

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Aire Street

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 002E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,590 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 126 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,271 events.

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