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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF10
Telephone code01977
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,669 residentsin the Castleford Town census areaMedian age 40.04,149 households59% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright14% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,243 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C650 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August31 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksQueen's Mill Castlefordhistoric site · under a mileTickle Cock Bridgebridge · under a mileMickle Hillhill · under a mileLapwing Lakelake · 2.6 miSkylark Lakelake · 2.6 miToll Hillhill · 1.2 miThe Oxbow Lakeswater · 1.2 miForest Plainforest · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesValley Gardenspark · under a mileQueen's Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haPontefract Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 76 haWheldon Roadplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCastleford High School Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 3 haSavile Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20252 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary2.8 miGP surgeryInspiring Recovery - Castleford9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJames Taylor And Partnersunder a milePolice stationCastleford Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePayzone4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCastleford Park Junior Academyages 7-11, 412 pupilsright herePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castlefordages 3-11, 197 pupilsright hereSecondaryCastleford Academyages 11-16, 1,480 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group7.0 miUniversityLeeds College of Music9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationCastlefordunder a mileBus stationCastleford Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops118 within a mileCar parkFairburn Ings Newton Lane ParkingLedston1.3 miEV chargingWelbeck Street Car Park2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF10 postcode district.


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