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WF10 5YY

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 5EE 36 m
WF10 5ED 41 m
WF10 5DX 74 m
WF10 5EA 118 m
WF10 5DR 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 5YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 5
Latitude
53.717404
Longitude
-1.362608
British National Grid easting
442,162
British National Grid northing
424,741

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
E00059308
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
43
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Half Acres Primary Academy

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    419 m

  2. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

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    697 m

  3. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy

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    805 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,469
  • Other theft 427
  • Shoplifting 382
  • Anti social behaviour 284
  • Vehicle crime 272

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    655 m

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    913 m

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    1.2 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

    3.4 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    3.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.0 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

    4.2 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.8 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.8 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    4.9 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Rivelin Road

    BCT · Castleford

    0.0 miles

  • Rivelin Road

    BCT · Castleford

    0.1 miles

  • Garth Street

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.1 miles

  • Garth Street

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.1 miles

  • Aketon Road

    BCT · Castleford

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Half Acres Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 419 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 323.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,469 events.

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