Longacre is in Castleford and in Wakefield district. WF10 5AJ is located in the Castleford Central and Glasshoughton electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Longacre, Castleford, WF10 5AJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF10 5AL, WF10 5AP, WF10 5AD, WF10 5AN, WF10 5AT, WF10 5AH, WF10 5AB, WF10 5AA, WF10 5BG.

Longacre Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Longacre are based on 95 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF10 5AJ

Average Price
£142,654
Semi-Detached
£181,621
Terraced
£132,471
Detached
£303,150
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Longacre

Average Price
£147,879
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on LongacreStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
94 Longacre, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£92,5002023-05-26 £96,408
92 Longacre, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002022-01-28 £139,821
106 Longacre, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£101,0002021-10-22 £113,483
60 Longacre, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£80,0002020-07-10 £103,513
88 Longacre, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£78,0002020-04-09 £102,221

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 5,314 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 360 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street , WF10 5RE 		3out of 4 399 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 985 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street , WF10 4BB 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue , WF10 4BH 		4out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter 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 1,161 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 2,742 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 3,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 4,847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Freeston
Favell Avenue , WF6 1HZ 		2out of 4 5,015 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 3,652 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 4,088 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLG Wakefield
Parish Rooms , Snydale Road WF6 1HY 		- not rated 4,911 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Eurest @ ASDAAsda, Leeds Road390 yd
Red Chilli Restaurant46 Beancroft Road, Castleford401 yd
Battye's Fish and Chip Restaurant131B Leeds Road, Glasshoughton443 yd
Zoe's Food Factory34 Beancroft Road, Castleford471 yd
China City RestaurantLeeds Road, Glasshoughton544 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Roundhill Working Mens ClubRoundhill Road, Castleford199 yd
Castleford Bowling ClubRoundhill Road, Castleford232 yd
Smawthorne Lane Working Mens ClubSmawthorne Lane, Castleford413 yd
Glasshoughton Cricket ClubLeeds Road, Glasshoughton707 yd
Glasshoughton Working Mens ClubLeeds Road, Glasshoughton707 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mex Chicken Peri Peri8 Willow Road, Castleford210 yd
Lindsay's Cafe3-7 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford349 yd
Panku @Asda, Leeds Road390 yd
Asquiths Fish and Chips77 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford413 yd
Lucky Star Chinese Takeaway41 Beancroft Road, Castleford471 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Local30 Smawthorne Lane, Castleford316 yd
ASDALeeds Road, Glasshoughton392 yd
AldiAldi Stores Limited, Enterprise Way795 yd
MorrisonsStuart Road, Pontefract875 yd
Poundland15-27 Albion Street, Castleford880 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Barnes Road (Closed)
Barnes Road 		grass pitches177 yd
King George V Playing Field, Castleford
FALCON DRIVE 		grass pitches501 yd
King George V Playing Field (Closed)
Love Lane 		grass pitches505 yd
Half Acres Primary Academy
TEMPLE STREET 		grass pitches529 yd
Glasshoughton Centre
LEEDS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches709 yd
Castleford Swimming Pool (Closed)
Aketon Road 		swimming pool784 yd
Better Bodies (Closed)
Albion Street 		health and fitness suite891 yd
Savile Park
LUMLEY STREET 		grass pitches908 yd
Ymca (Castleford)
COMMERCIAL STREET 		920 yd
Cutsyke Recreation Ground (Green Lane)
GREEN LANE 		grass pitches975 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed60.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed96 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Longacre Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1183 crimes were reported near Longacre . Only 6% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF10 5AJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Longacre, Castleford, WF10 5AJ

Employment

WF10 5AJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee66
Retired46
Part-Time Employee26
Self-Employed25
Looking after home or family9
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Unemployed4
Student (economically inactive)2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Manufacturing21
Construction14
Human health and social work activities14
Transport and storage11
Administrative and support service activities7
Other6
Financial and insurance activities5
Education5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Accommodation and food service activities4
Real estate activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Mining and quarrying2
Information and communication2

People

Gender

Female120
Male109

Partnership Status

Single72
Married: Opposite sex78
Separated5
Divorced18
Widowed18

Health

Very good health90
Good health78
Fair health40
Bad health17
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications56
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 29
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black Caribbean2
Other Black1
White227

Country of Birth

United Kingdom222
European Union7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK222
10+ Years4
5-10 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom189
Ireland1
Poland5
Other EU countries1
No passport held33

Religion

No religion97
Christian120
Buddhist1
Other religion2
Not answered9
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