WF10 9BS

Altofts & Whitwood · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 1WY 1 m
WF10 5QA 1 m
WF10 9AZ 1 m
WF10 9BF 1 m
WF10 9BN 1 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF10 9BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2013
Terminated
1 September 2014
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF10
Postcode sector
WF10 9
Latitude
53.716460
Longitude
-1.390321
British National Grid easting
440,334
British National Grid northing
424,620

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Output area
E00180083
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 013A · E01011758
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 013 · E02002450

Postcode source versions

Explore WF10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
25
Secondary
4
  1. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. The Grange School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
853
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 359
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.3 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    2.4 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    2.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    2.5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.6 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.2 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.3 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    3.6 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitwood Hall

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.1 miles
  • Whitwood Hall

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.1 miles
  • Whitwood Terrace

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.2 miles
  • Whitwood Terrace

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.2 miles
  • Whitwood Ln Altofts Lane

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 013A, 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

12,049 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ackton Pastures Primary 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

853 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 359 events.

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