Postcode WF10 5EL (Wakefield)

Map showing WF10 5EL and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF10 5EL is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF10 5EL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF10 5EL 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 5EL as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to WF10 5EL is Leeds Road which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barnes Road Quarry Court and is 71 m away. The closest railway station is Castleford Rail Station, 1.03 km away.

The closest primary school to WF10 5EL (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 5EL is Roundhill Working Mens Club and is 506 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on April 17, 2015. The nearest takeaway food is available from Panku @ and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 104 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 80% 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 3.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF10 5EL is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Wakefield District is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF10 5EL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF10 5EL, and the approximate distance away.

Leeds Road 36 m
Quarry Court 89 m
Mount Walk 134 m
Curlew Close 161 m
Heritage View 163 m
Teal Close 196 m
Leeds Road 200 m
Ashton Road 223 m
Barnes Road 228 m
Lightfoot Close 254 m
Lightfoot Avenue 302 m
Brigg's Avenue 334 m
Churwell Close 342 m
Falcon Drive 354 m
Sheldrake Road 366 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF10 5EL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF10 5EL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford Good
(February 5, 2020)
277 m
Half Acres Primary Academy Good
(January 8, 2020)
696 m
Glasshoughton Infant Academy 994 m
Castleford Park Junior Academy Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Good
(July 1, 2021)
1.18 km
Castleford Academy Outstanding
(October 10, 2019)
1.26 km
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.41 km
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Good
(January 29, 2020)
1.47 km
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Requires improvement
(November 20, 2019)
1.75 km
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Good
(November 18, 2021)
2.14 km
Airedale Junior School Good
(December 7, 2017)
2.35 km
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Good
(November 7, 2019)
2.37 km
Castleford Townville Infants' School Requires improvement
(April 25, 2019)
2.71 km
Airedale Infant School Good
(November 6, 2019)
2.71 km
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Good
(June 27, 2018)
2.73 km
Airedale Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
2.95 km
New College Pontefract Outstanding
(April 4, 2014)
2.98 km
Oyster Park Primary Academy Requires improvement
(October 9, 2019)
3.35 km
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2019)
3.4 km
St Giles C of E Academy Good
(March 5, 2020)
3.43 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF10 5EL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
ASDA Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
0 m
Eurest @ ASDA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
0 m
Panku @ Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
0 m
Battye's Fish and Chip Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2022
224 m
ISS Facilities Services School/college/university 3
Satisfactory
March 3, 2022
277 m
New Moon Nurseries Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
340 m
China City Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 9, 2020
373 m
Kream & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
418 m
Willow Road Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2014
418 m
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 3, 2019
419 m
go! School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2022
419 m
W.M.W. Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 27, 2021
419 m
Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 23, 2021
433 m
News & Food Retailers - other 4
Good
February 27, 2020
433 m
The General Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
446 m
Pebble Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 27, 2014
447 m
Nanking Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
490 m
Wonderful Chinese Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 14, 2022
490 m
Roundhill Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
April 17, 2015
506 m
Glasshoughton Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
566 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF10 5EL - Data from Apr 2022

Barnes Road Quarry Court Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Barnes Road Quarry Court Bus Stop/Station 83 m
Leeds Road Asda Bus Stop/Station 149 m
Leeds Road Asda Bus Stop/Station 165 m
Leeds Rd Barnes Road Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Castleford Rail Station Rail 1.03 km
Castleford Rail Station Rail 1.04 km
Glasshoughton Rail Station Rail 1.04 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF10 5EL - Data from Dec 2021

Mickle Hill Hill Or Mountain 386 m
Ackton Pasture Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Lumley Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
Holywell Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Heald Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Whin Covert Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Castleford Cut Inland Water 2.03 km
Toll Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.21 km
The Oxbow Lakes Inland Water 2.36 km
Quarry Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Wheldale Basin Inland Water 2.63 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.75 km
Ridgley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.79 km
Coney Moor Common Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Ackton Pond Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF10 5EL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.5 Mbps 104 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 6.1 Mbps 10 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 5
30-300 Mbps 20% 41.4 7
300+ Mbps 80% 593 39

Gas Consumption

5 meters consuming 109,318 kWh - mean 21,864 kWh : median 21,862 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 24,861 kWh - mean 4,144 kWh : median 4,137 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF10 5EL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.71502600
Longitude -1.35335200
OS Easting 442775
OS Northing 0424484
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12307
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000036
Travel To Work Area Wakefield and Castleford

NHS

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

2011 Census

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 E33009688
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 005B
Output Area / Small Area 8B1