Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WF10 4EW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	49.4%	-2.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	48.3%	50.6%	2.3%	49.0%	1.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WF10 4EW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.6%	51.4%	14.8%	37.9%	13.5%
Married: Opposite sex	41.8%	32.2%	-9.6%	44.2%	-12.0%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	12.5%	7.9%	-4.6%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	6%	4.7%	-1.3%	6.1%	-1.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37.9%	36.3%	-1.6%	48.4%	-12.1%
Good health	39.8%	44.8%	5.0%	33.6%	11.2%
Fair health	16.4%	10.7%	-5.7%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	4.1%	6.7%	2.6%	4.0%	2.7%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WF10 4EW this area, 33% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 13%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.9%	33%	-1.9%	18.2%	14.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.4%	7.9%	-11.5%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	20.5%	4.6%	13.4%	7.1%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	7%	2.3%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	15.8%	7.2%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	10.8%	13%	2.2%	33.8%	-20.8%
Other	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%
White	99.3%	95.6%	-3.7%	81.4%	14.2%
Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	98.9%	93.7%	-5.2%	83.2%	10.5%
European Union	0.7%	3%	2.3%	6.1%	-3.1%
Africa	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0%	1.5%	1.5%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.9%	94.1%	-4.8%	83.2%	10.9%
10+ Years	0%	1.5%	1.5%	9.8%	-8.3%
5-10 Years	0%	3%	3.0%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	25.4%	13.5%	11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.9%	37.2%	14.7%
Christian	38.9%	46.2%	-7.3%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Smawthorne Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Smawthorne Lane was 404.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 252.4% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Smawthorne Lane has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 272.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 16.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in WF10 4EW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Smawthorne Lane are based on 223 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wakefield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EW

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF10 4EW

Average Price
£185,184

Semi-Detached
£257,000

Terraced
£156,271

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£373,585

Estimated Average Property Prices for Smawthorne Lane

Average Price
£188,087

Semi-Detached
£236,902

Terraced
£159,550

Detached
£282,995

Flats/Maisonettes
£59,527

Other
£530,889

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Smawthorne LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
58 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-01-12	£261,250
73 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£111,000	2021-03-05	£134,589
50 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£93,000	2019-07-12	£128,548
Smawthorne Hotel Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2018-11-27	£379,623
58 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£84,000	2018-08-22	£118,143

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WF10 4EW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Retired	44
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Part-Time Employee	24
Self-Employed	12
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Manufacturing	23
Construction	16
Other	12
Transport and storage	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	6
Education	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Half Acres Primary Academy Temple Street , WF10 5RE	3out of 4	370 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford Ashton Road , WF10 5AX	2out of 4	545 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB	3out of 4	698 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castleford Park Junior Academy Medley Street , WF10 4BB	3out of 4	833 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Francis Street , WF10 1HF	3out of 4	893 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Castleford Academy Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ	3out of 4	917 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Airedale Academy Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU	3out of 4	3,026 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Cutsyke Road , Featherstone WF7 6BD	3out of 4	3,084 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Brigshaw High School Brigshaw Lane , Allerton Bywater WF10 2HR	3out of 4	4,732 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The King's School Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF	3out of 4	5,102 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Pontefract Park Lane , WF8 4QR	- not rated	3,903 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
High Well School Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD	3out of 4	4,391 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
TLG Wakefield Parish Rooms , Snydale Road WF6 1HY	- not rated	5,136 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Red Chilli Restaurant	46 Beancroft Road, Castleford	222 yd
Zoe's Food Factory	34 Beancroft Road, Castleford	224 yd
Frankies Off The Hook	31 Beancroft Road, Castleford	291 yd
Carvery Cottage	5 Vickers Street, Castleford	449 yd
The Salvation Army Community Kitchen	The Salvation Army Citadel, Booth Street	536 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smawthorne Lane Working Mens Club	Smawthorne Lane, Castleford	86 yd
Castleford Bowling Club	Roundhill Road, Castleford	127 yd
Roundhill Working Mens Club	Roundhill Road, Castleford	258 yd
Masonic Lodge	Hope Street East, Castleford	457 yd
Station Hotel	12 Welbeck Street, Castleford	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asquiths Fish and Chips	77 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford	86 yd
Lindsay's Cafe	3-7 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford	184 yd
Lucky Star Chinese Takeaway	41 Beancroft Road, Castleford	224 yd
Adeel's	12, Beancroft Road	291 yd
Bilal Kitchen	18 Beancroft Road, Castleford	291 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	30 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford	136 yd
Aldi	Aldi Stores Limited, Enterprise Way	522 yd
Poundland	15-27 Albion Street, Castleford	587 yd
Iceland	Unit Lru 2, Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre Carlton Street	596 yd
Foodplus	7-9 Albion Street, Castleford	597 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Half Acres Primary Academy TEMPLE STREET	grass pitches	495 yd
Barnes Road (Closed) Barnes Road	grass pitches	515 yd
Ymca (Castleford) COMMERCIAL STREET		580 yd
Better Bodies (Closed) Albion Street	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Better Bodies (Closed) Wesley Street	health and fitness suite	641 yd
King George V Playing Field, Castleford FALCON DRIVE	grass pitches	690 yd
King George V Playing Field (Closed) Love Lane	grass pitches	705 yd
Castleford Park Junior Academy MEDLEY STREET	grass pitches	751 yd
Glasshoughton Centre LEEDS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	834 yd
Savile Park LUMLEY STREET	grass pitches	901 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.