Bacteriostatic water in Ashfield

Local facts for Ashfield

Ashfield sits in the WF6 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF6 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Ashfield go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 14.6 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 24.9 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 25.1 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Ashfield with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 36 km north-east
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 36.3 km south
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 36.3 km south
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.1 km south-west
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 69.2 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 78 km south-east

Nearby: Normanton (0.5 km), Castleford (4.7 km), Featherstone (4.9 km), Wakefield (5.9 km), Rothwell (6.4 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Ashfield lies east of Wakefield, about 5.9 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• WF, 5.5 km
• Pontefract, WF8, 7 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 7.3 km
• Hemsworth, WF9, 10.8 km
• Knottingley, WF11, 11.2 km
• Ossett, WF5, 11.2 km
• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 13.7 km
• South Kirkby, WF9, 13.8 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Wakefield (14 location pages): Normanton 0.5 km, Castleford 4.7 km, Featherstone 4.9 km, WF 5.5 km, Wakefield 5.9 km, Pontefract 7 km, Milnthorpe 7.3 km, Hemsworth 10.8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Ashfield: north, Castleford (4.7 km); east, Featherstone (4.9 km); south, Milnthorpe (7.3 km); west, WF (5.5 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Ashfield: 10; within 25 km: 45; within 50 km: 104.

Map reference: 53.7041, -1.4148 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572620).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.