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WF10 5NA

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Altofts & Whitwood
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 5LD 46 m
WF10 5LG 93 m
WF10 5LR 94 m
WF10 5LS 142 m
WF10 5YB 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 5NA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 5
Latitude
53.720659
Longitude
-1.368044
British National Grid easting
441,800
British National Grid northing
425,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Altofts & Whitwood · E05016526
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00180100
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 004C · E01011761
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 004 · E02002441

Postcode source versions

Explore WF10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. Half Acres Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    576 m

  2. The Grange School

    Other independent special school

    608 m

  3. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,552
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,334
  • Other theft 403
  • Shoplifting 357
  • Anti social behaviour 265
  • Public order 248

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    895 m

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    901 m

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.5 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    3.0 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.8 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.1 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.4 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    4.6 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.7 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.7 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wooley Hart Way

    BCT · Castleford

    0.0 miles

  • Wooley Hart Way

    BCT · Castleford

    0.0 miles

  • Saville Park

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Saville Park

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Kilner Way

    BCT · Castleford

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Half Acres Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 576 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,552 published events cover 12 months, averaging 296 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,334 events.

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