Bacteriostatic water in Castleford

Local facts for Castleford

Castleford sits in the WF10 postcode district (WF area), within Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF10 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Castleford 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, 15.9 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 28.2 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 29.4 km

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

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

• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 31.5 km north-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 39.2 km south
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 39.4 km south
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 64.8 km south-west
• The University of Hull (UKPRN 10007149): Chemistry, 64.9 km east
• University of Lincoln (UKPRN 10007151): Chemistry, 76.8 km south-east

Nearby: Ashfield (4.7 km), Kippax (4.7 km), Pontefract (4.7 km), Normanton (5 km), Featherstone (5.7 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Castleford lies north-east of Wakefield, about 10.6 km in a straight line.

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

• Knottingley, WF11, 7.4 km
• WF, 10.1 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 10.6 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 11.9 km
• Hemsworth, WF9, 12.5 km
• South Kirkby, WF9, 14.8 km
• South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, WF9, 15 km
• South Elmsall, WF9, 15.2 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): Ashfield 4.7 km, Pontefract 4.7 km, Normanton 5 km, Featherstone 5.7 km, Knottingley 7.4 km, WF 10.1 km, Wakefield 10.6 km, Milnthorpe 11.9 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Castleford: north, Kippax (4.7 km); east, Pontefract (4.7 km); south, Ashfield (4.7 km); west, Rothwell (8.5 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Castleford: 8; within 25 km: 40; within 50 km: 105.

Map reference: 53.7258, -1.3535 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074541719).

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