The postcode WF10 5BB is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF10 5BB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WF10 5BB is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WF10 5BB as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.
The closest road name to WF10 5BB is Brigg's Avenue which is centered 83 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Lisheen Avenue Willow Rd and is 106 m away. The closest railway station is Castleford Rail Station, 797 m away.
The closest primary school to WF10 5BB (for ages 11 and under) is Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 5, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Castleford Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on October 10, 2019 rated this school as Outstanding
The local pub for residents of WF10 5BB is Castleford Bowling Club and is 368 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on September 18, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Kream & Kebab and is 90 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .
Residents reported an average download speed of 98.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WF10 5BB is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Wakefield District is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF10 5BB and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WF10 5BB, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WF10 5BB
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF10 5BB - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 121 m |
| Glasshoughton Infant Academy | Academy | 3-7 | 619 m | |
| Half Acres Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 8, 2020) | 672 m |
| Castleford Park Junior Academy | Academy | 7-11 | Good (February 13, 2019) | 715 m |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | Academy | 3-11 | Good (July 1, 2021) | 814 m |
| Castleford Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Outstanding (October 10, 2019) | 891 m |
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (April 25, 2019) | 1.06 km |
| Ackton Pastures Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 29, 2020) | 1.68 km |
| Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (November 20, 2019) | 1.78 km |
| Airedale Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (December 7, 2017) | 2.05 km |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (June 27, 2018) | 2.38 km |
| Castleford Townville Infants' School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Requires improvement (April 25, 2019) | 2.42 km |
| Airedale Infant School | Academy | 3-7 | Good (November 6, 2019) | 2.42 km |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 18, 2021) | 2.5 km |
| Airedale Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 27, 2017) | 2.66 km |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 7, 2019) | 2.71 km |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (October 9, 2019) | 3.01 km |
| New College Pontefract | Academy | 16-19 | Outstanding (April 4, 2014) | 3.1 km |
| St Giles C of E Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 5, 2020) | 3.43 km |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 7, 2019) | 3.54 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF10 5BB - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kream & Kebab | Awaiting Inspection | 90 m | |
| Willow Road Stores | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 21, 2014 | 90 m | |
| ISS Facilities Services | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 3, 2022 | 121 m | |
| The General Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2018 | 197 m | |
| Battye's Fish and Chip Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 1, 2022 | 281 m | |
| China City Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory January 9, 2020 | 300 m | |
| Kebab House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 23, 2021 | 325 m | |
| News & Food | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 27, 2020 | 325 m | |
| Nanking | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 7, 2022 | 354 m | |
| Wonderful Chinese | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 14, 2022 | 354 m | |
| Castleford Bowling Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 18, 2017 | 368 m | |
| ASDA | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 19, 2019 | 386 m | |
| Eurest @ ASDA | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 1, 2018 | 386 m | |
| Panku @ | Awaiting Inspection | 386 m | |
| New Moon Nurseries Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 10, 2022 | 395 m | |
| Glasshoughton Centre For Healthy Living | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 25, 2015 | 400 m | |
| Roundhill Working Mens Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 17, 2015 | 407 m | |
| Bake My Day | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 8, 2019 | 409 m | |
| Bright Sparks Childcare | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 1, 2021 | 409 m | |
| Glasshoughton Cricket Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 29, 2019 | 412 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF10 5BB - Data from Apr 2022
| Lisheen Avenue Willow Rd | 106 m | |
| Lisheen Avenue Thornhill Rd | 132 m | |
| Lisheen Avenue Larch Court | 196 m | |
| Lisheen Avenue Leeds Rd | 238 m | |
| Lisheen Ave Blands Close | 253 m | |
| Castleford Rail Station | 797 m | |
| Castleford Rail Station | 799 m | |
| Glasshoughton Rail Station | 1.12 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF10 5BB - Data from Dec 2021
| Mickle Hill | 762 m | |
| Heald Wood | 1.46 km | |
| Holywell Wood | 1.6 km | |
| Castleford Cut | 1.72 km | |
| Lumley Hill | 1.87 km | |
| Toll Hill | 1.97 km | |
| Ackton Pasture Wood | 1.99 km | |
| Whin Covert Plantation | 2 km | |
| The Oxbow Lakes | 2.23 km | |
| Wheldale Basin | 2.25 km | |
| Ridgley Hill | 2.69 km | |
| Coney Moor Common | 2.75 km | |
| Quarry Plantation | 2.87 km | |
| Park Hill | 2.92 km | |
| Fairy Hill | 2.99 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF10 5BB - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 38.9 Mbps | 98.8 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
| Upload | 6.7 Mbps | 10.7 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 24.2 | 4.8 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 70.3 | 8.5 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 409.2 | 36.6 |
Energy usage data for WF10 5BB - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Latitude | 53.71777500 |
| Longitude | -1.34977900 |
| OS Easting | 443008 |
| OS Northing | 0424792 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| West Yorkshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
| Electoral Ward | Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
| Local Authority District | Wakefield |
| Region / Government Office Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| European Electoral Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Leeds City Region Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | West Yorkshire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E08000036 |
| Travel To Work Area | Wakefield and Castleford |
| NHS England Region | North East and Yorkshire |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Wakefield District |
| Cancer Alliance | West Yorkshire and Harrogate |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership) |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Wakefield CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Challenged terraced workers Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Castleford BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Castleford BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33012566 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wakefield 005 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wakefield 005B |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8B1 |