WF10 2DB Leeds
Live postcode, introduced August 2005. Ward: Kippax & Methley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Leeds in 2026-27: Band D £2,284 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,030 | £2,284 | £2,791 | £3,299 | £3,806 | £4,567 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (29% of about 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Barnsdale Road, Allerton Bywater: up to 49 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Station Road, Allerton Bywater: up to 95 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land Adjacent To West Court, Park Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2AJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 11 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Castleford 487,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Glasshoughton 109,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Micklefield 220,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Letchmire Road Allerton Bywater | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairburn Ings Newton Lane Parking | 670 m |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nova Scotia Medical Cntr | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allerton Bywater Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Armstrong Haire And Associates | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Castleford & Normanton District Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Castleford Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Riverside Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,760 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,640 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,550 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Bath House, Castleford, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Bath House, Castleford | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Allerton Plantation | Wood | 800 m north-west |
| Little Plantation | Wood | 860 m north-west |
| Whin Covert | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Castleford Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south |
| Sheldon Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| Horselock Dale | Valley | 2.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 26 |
13 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.