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WF10 2RX

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 4RF 42 m
WF10 4RX 53 m
WF10 4RD 58 m
WF10 4RN 86 m
WF10 4RH 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 2RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 2
Latitude
53.715985
Longitude
-1.334779
British National Grid easting
444,000
British National Grid northing
424,600

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
E00059268
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 005A · E01011748
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 005 · E02002442

Postcode source versions

Explore WF10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Glasshoughton Infant Academy

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    758 m

  2. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy

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    1.0 km

  3. Castleford Park Junior Academy

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,664
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,321
  • Shoplifting 414
  • Other theft 401
  • Vehicle crime 294
  • Anti social behaviour 272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF10 2 residents
10,132

Age bands in WF10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,310 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,115 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

3,162 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,641 residents

Age 65 and over
14.6%

1,572 residents

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    1.4 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    1.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    2.0 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    2.3 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.8 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.0 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    3.6 km

  • STATION LANE

    STATION LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 6JL

    ODS code B87032

    4.2 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.3 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Holywell Ln Park Road

    BCT · Glasshoughton

    0.1 miles

  • Holywell Ln Park Road

    BCT · Glasshoughton

    0.1 miles

  • Malt Shovel PH

    BCT · Glasshoughton

    0.1 miles

  • Malt Shovel PH

    BCT · Glasshoughton

    0.1 miles

  • Park Rd Holywell Lane

    BCT · Glasshoughton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,349 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Glasshoughton Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 758 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,664 published events cover 12 months, averaging 305.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,321 events.

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