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Castleford Central & Glasshoughton

Ward

North east Wakefield. About 18,195 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,612
360th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Castleford Central & Glasshoughton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Castleford Central & GlasshoughtonMiddle
Population21 wards, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 14,259 to 18,860. The middle area is 17,083. Castleford Central & Glasshoughton is 17,612.
17,6126th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Wakefield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 95.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Castleford Central & Glasshoughton is 95.0%.
95%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 82.4% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.5%. Castleford Central & Glasshoughton is 95.3%.
95.3%7th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 1.9% to 7.9%. The middle area is 3.5%. Castleford Central & Glasshoughton is 4.3%.
4.3%5th highest

Is Castleford Central & Glasshoughton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton at a rate of 200.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 248 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,034), other crime (778) and anti-social behaviour (416).

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.

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Castleford Central & Glasshoughton alone. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,283
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton in brief

Castleford Central & Glasshoughton had 17,612 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Castleford Central & Glasshoughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.