Airedale: what to know before moving day
The Square has a post office and the Airedale Centre, and close by are Airedale Methodist Church on Elizabeth Drive, Fryston Surgery and the Airedale Health Centre on Crewe Road. Airedale Academy, the secondary school on Crewe Road, rebuilt after arson attacks in 2003 and 2006 and now houses the Castleford Phoenix Theatre. Fairburn View Primary on Stansfield Drive and Airedale Junior Academy on Fryston Road serve younger children.
Almost every building OpenStreetMap shows within a few hundred metres of The Square is tagged as a house, spread along crescents and avenues such as Park Crescent, Poplar Avenue, Royds Avenue, Lodge Avenue and Camden Road. Park Crescent and Queen's Park Drive have back lanes mapped behind them. Before the day, work out whether your drive or the kerb outside is the better place for the van, and mention any shared parking area.
How the van gets to Airedale
Airedale is reached from the M62 at junction 32 and through Castleford, or along the B6136, which runs as Holywell Lane and Sheepwalk Lane from Glasshoughton past Townville and comes close to the estate. Fryston Road and Queen's Park Drive are the two main roads through it.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Airedale
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
Airedale: questions before you book
Is Airedale in Castleford or a separate place?
It is part of Castleford. Airedale is listed among the suburbs of the old Municipal Borough of Castleford, its postcode district is WF10, and for council elections it shares a ward with Ferry Fryston.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF10 3LB is in the Airedale & Ferry Fryston ward of Wakefield, parish: Wakefield, unparished area
- Castleford (Wikipedia): Airedale among the suburbs of the former Municipal Borough; the Airedale and Ferry Fryston ward
- Airedale Academy (Wikipedia): secondary school on Crewe Road, arson in 2003 and 2006, Castleford Phoenix Theatre
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): The Square post office and Airedale Centre, Airedale Methodist Church on Elizabeth Drive, Fryston Surgery, Airedale Health Centre and Airedale Academy on Crewe Road, Fairburn View Primary on Stansfield Drive, Airedale Junior Academy on Fryston Road, Queen's Park Drive, Park Crescent and the mapped back lanes, B6136 Sheepwalk Lane, building tags