# WF10 5JU: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF10 5JU is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF10 5JU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10) › [WF10 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10-5)

## Around this postcode

- **67 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Wakefield 004C: 147 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **Castleford, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **No property in WF10 5JU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF10 5JU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **Loud road and rail noise at WF10 5JU**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Half Acres Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/half-acres-primary-academy-e144332) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-school-e136040) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-three-lane-ends-academy-e141290) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ackton Pastures Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackton-pastures-primary-academy-e144331) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smawthorne-henry-moore-academy-e151374) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-castleford-e138949) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-wheldon-infant-school-and-nursery-e108236) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Castleford Park Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-park-junior-academy-e139359) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2024 | £63,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £112,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Castleford (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (570 m); HENRY MOORE CLINIC (630 m); RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (630 m); WELL (680 m); CASTLEFORD PHARMACY (710 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (830 m); BOOTS (960 m)
- Dental practices: CASTLEFORD HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); JAMES TAYLOR AND PARTNERS (820 m); ARMSTRONG HAIRE AND ASSOCIATES (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Whitwood Castleford (330 m, Morrisons); Aldi Castleford (440 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Smawthorne Lane Local (670 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Castleford (690 m, Spar); Heron Castleford (940 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Wakefield 004C has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,271st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £193,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 004C was £193,000 in 2025. Joint 5,972nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,198** (2021). Wakefield 004C had 2,198 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,859th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 004C, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF10 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,717** (2021). WF10 had 51,717 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 175th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in WF10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In WF10, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.7222, -1.3638

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3638,53.7222,WF105JU

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