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Thinking of living at WF10 5BL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Acres Primary Academy | Primary | 450 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | Primary | 550 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 600 m | – |
| Castleford Park Junior Academy | Primary | 700 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Castleford Academy | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Airedale Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 33.8 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brigshaw High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
Every primary near WF10 5BL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Castleford Town Crown Green Bowls Club | 350 m | 19 |
| Football | The Glasshoughton Centre | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Swim (Castleford) | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Rugby league | Tiger's Den | 440 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Saville Park Cricket Club | 800 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Aspire@Thepark | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Golf | Volcano Falls | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Castleford Cue Club | 600 m | 2 |
| Skiing | Snowzone | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Jesters Gymnastics | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Rubgy league | Castleford Panthers ARLFC | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Gravity Trampoline Park | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Methley Bridge Boat Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Climbing | ClimbZone | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Castleford, a few minutes' walk (50 m), with 487k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Beancroft Road Cambridge St, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 146, 144); 75 departures an hour from the 23 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Half Acres Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Castleford Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 200 m away; Goodenoughs Bakery (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Castleford Medical Practice (150 m), with Castleford Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Jeanette's is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 9.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The New Primrose Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Station Hotel the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (41 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 219 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 59% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 215 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Valley Gardens, 450 m away; for exercise, Neo Shoot (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 26 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 74 km.
57 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.