WF10 5EA

Altofts & Whitwood · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 5EB 86 m
WF10 5DZ 100 m
WF10 5DX 104 m
WF10 5ED 107 m
WF10 5DU 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 5EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 5
Latitude
53.716372
Longitude
-1.362987
British National Grid easting
442,138
British National Grid northing
424,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00059308
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 004C · E01011761
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 004 · E02002441

Postcode source versions

Explore WF10

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Aketon Drive, Castleford, WF10 5EA 26 July 2024 £160,000
6, Aketon Drive, Castleford, WF10 5EA 12 July 2017 £110,000
7, Aketon Drive, Castleford, WF10 5EA 5 February 2016 £128,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Half Acres Primary Academy

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    531 m
  2. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

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    655 m
  3. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy

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    839 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,436
  • Other theft 419
  • Shoplifting 415
  • Anti social behaviour 279
  • Public order 262

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

13 female, 22 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.9
WF10 5 residents
14,311

Age bands in WF10 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,655 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,422 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.6%

4,679 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

3,363 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,797 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF10 5 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
84.6%

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

14

within 5 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    746 m

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    1.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    1.3 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.0 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    3.5 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.7 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    3.9 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    4.1 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.1 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.3 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.6 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.7 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    4.8 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Garth Street

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.1 miles
  • Garth Street

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.1 miles
  • Rivelin Road

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles
  • Rivelin Road

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles
  • Cutsyke Cross Roads

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 004C, 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

12,276 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
6
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 £160,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF10 5EA. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Half Acres Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 319.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,436 events.

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