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WF10 5ZG

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Castleford
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 5ZQ 47 m
WF10 5ZT 81 m
WF10 5ZH 148 m
WF10 5ZF 154 m
WF10 5ZJ 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 5ZG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 5
Latitude
53.705910
Longitude
-1.357918
British National Grid easting
442,483
British National Grid northing
423,465

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
E00180050
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 024H · E01034267
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 024 · E02002461

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Towchester Drive, Castleford, WF10 5ZG 24 October 2025 £355,000
28, Towchester Drive, Castleford, WF10 5ZG 10 May 2024 £319,995
26, Towchester Drive, Castleford, WF10 5ZG 15 December 2023 £414,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
38
Secondary
7

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

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    1.1 km

  2. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy

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    1.3 km

  3. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy

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    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,858
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 714
  • Other theft 298
  • Vehicle crime 168
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 120

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

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

13

within 5 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    1.7 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    2.5 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    2.8 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    3.1 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    3.5 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.5 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    3.9 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.1 km

  • TIEVE TARA

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

    ODS code B87042

    4.1 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.2 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.5 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.7 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

  • Premier Way

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.3 miles

  • Premier Way

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.4 miles

  • Castleford Lane

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.4 miles

  • Castleford Lane

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.4 miles

  • Heritage View

    BCT · Cutsyke

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 024H, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,488 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £239,995 from 27 recorded sales in WF10 5ZG. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,858 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 714 events.

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