# Castleford Town in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber. Castleford is a town in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 157.9 per 1,000 people. About 47,533 people. Town. Code E63000910. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) Castleford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Castleford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Castleford was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 180th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 45,363** (2021). Castleford had 45,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 242nd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in Castleford 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Castleford, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000910) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in Castleford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000910) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 585 homes were sold in Castleford in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000910) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Castleford. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000910) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Castleford had 45,363 usual residents at the census. ## How Castleford compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Castleford | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 44th cheapest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 | | Population | 45,363 | 18th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | joint 53rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.3% | 43rd highest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 | ## Is Castleford safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford at a rate of 157.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 606 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castleford. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,618), other crime (1,597) and anti-social behaviour (900). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Castleford was 157.3 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in Castleford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Castleford has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods - Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Castleford | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Wakefield 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011740) | 1,599 | 179.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Wakefield 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011741) | 1,405 | 109.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Wakefield 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011742) | 1,679 | 289.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% | | [Wakefield 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011745) | 1,748 | 103.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% | | [Wakefield 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011746) | 2,519 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% | | [Wakefield 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011752) | 1,672 | 175.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% | | [Wakefield 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011753) | 1,426 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% | | [Wakefield 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011756) | 1,385 | 130.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% | | [Wakefield 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011762) | 1,520 | 260.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.2% | | [Wakefield 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034260) | 1,423 | 159.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.2% | | [Wakefield 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034261) | 1,242 | 460.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% | | [Wakefield 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011743) | 1,407 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Wakefield 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011744) | 1,609 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% | | [Wakefield 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011747) | 1,707 | 133.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% | | [Wakefield 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011750) | 1,640 | 174.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% | | [Wakefield 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011754) | 1,538 | 99.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% | | [Wakefield 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011757) | 2,369 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% | | [Wakefield 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011759) | 2,014 | 111.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% | | [Wakefield 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011761) | 2,198 | 146.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% | | [Wakefield 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011763) | 1,426 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% | | [Wakefield 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011764) | 1,749 | 131.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% | | [Wakefield 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011748) | 1,534 | 116.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% | | [Wakefield 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011751) | 1,296 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% | | [Wakefield 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011755) | 1,555 | 152.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% | | [Wakefield 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034262) | 1,360 | 119.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% | | [Wakefield 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034263) | 1,524 | 489.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.0% | | [Wakefield 024G](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034266) | 1,654 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [Wakefield 024H](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01034267) | 1,391 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.8% | ## 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. ## Council [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) ## Postcode districts covering Castleford [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10) ## Middle areas in Castleford [Airedale](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/airedale), [Castleford Town](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/castleford-town), [Castleford West](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/castleford-west), [Ferry Fryston](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/ferry-fryston), [Glasshoughton](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/glasshoughton) ## Towns near Castleford [Normanton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/normanton), [Pontefract](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontefract), [Featherstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/featherstone), [Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/knottingley), [Kippax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kippax), [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wakefield) ## Castleford in brief Castleford is a town in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber. About 47,533 people lived in Castleford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 585 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 157.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Castleford was £190,000 in 2025. Castleford had 45,363 usual residents at the census. About 98% of people in Castleford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Castleford, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63000910 - Constituency: [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley) - Council: [Wakefield †](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) - Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 11.80 km² - People, mid-2024: 47,533* - Neighbourhoods: 28 - Output areas: 148 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Normanton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/normanton), [Pontefract](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontefract), [Featherstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/featherstone), [Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/knottingley), [Kippax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kippax), [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wakefield) ## Latest updates for Castleford - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000910 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/castleford#f-house-sales-median-price. 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