Buying a home in WF10, Castleford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£183kmost £147k–£226k

Houses per m²£2,420flats £2,014

Sold last year3672,494 in five years

Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF10 sold for £182,892 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £147,149 and £226,346, for about 85 m² of space.

367 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £80k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF10 4 (£2,210) and the most in WF10 1 (£2,615).

Across Wakefield, prices are up 4.1% on a year ago and up 20% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £869 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £834 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in WF10 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£126,877	£122k–£199k	42 m²	18
2	£144,941	£122k–£182k	68 m²	1,013
3	£182,892	£147k–£226k	85 m²	1,029
4	£265,873	£212k–£322k	109 m²	240
5+	£334,130	£287k–£387k	128 m²	119

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£127k	£145k	£183k	£266k	£334k
Detached	—	£240k	£271k	£323k	£350k
Semi-detached	—	£171k	£191k	£230k	£286k
Terraced	£122k	£128k	£153k	£218k	£264k
Flats	£80k	£105k	£109k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WF10

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WF10 1	£2,615	£1,706
WF10 2	£2,428	£1,925
WF10 3	£2,371	£1,588
WF10 4	£2,210	£1,745
WF10 5	£2,518	£2,133

Schools near WF10

Best state primary within 2 kmHalf Acres Primary Academy65% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBrigshaw High School58.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%6 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WF6 Normanton · 5 km3-bed house £185k WF8 Pontefract · 5 km3-bed house £202k WF11 Knottingley · 6 km3-bed house £181k WF7 Pontefract · 6 km3-bed house £195k LS25 Leeds · 7 km3-bed house £263k LS26 Leeds · 7 km3-bed house £260k WF1 Wakefield · 10 km3-bed house £206k LS15 Leeds · 11 km3-bed house £283k

Questions about WF10

Is WF10 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.4% against 43.8%); 367 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WF10?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF10 sold for £182,892 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £147,149 and £226,346.

How many homes sell in WF10 each year?

367 homes sold in the last year and 2,494 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near WF10?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Half Acres Primary Academy, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.