Hightown (Castleford): what to know before moving day
Aketon Road, the B6421, runs through the middle of Hightown past the Northern Powergrid site, and the A655 skirts it as Lumley Street and High Street. All Saints Church on Lumley Street, built in 1866 in Early English style with a tower at the crossing, is one of Castleford's 13 listed buildings, and its old burial ground is beside it. Saville Park, with a cricket pitch, crown green bowls and a playground, and King George's Field are the open spaces.
The house streets near Aketon Road include Beancroft Street, Hope Street West, Regent Street, Temple Street and Nicholson Street, and a separate group of closes takes bird names: Falcon Drive, Sheldrake Road, Fulmar Road and Mallard Road. Half Acres Primary Academy is on Temple Street. On a street of terraces, tell us whether there is a rear lane, because loading at the back can keep the front clear.
How the van gets to Hightown (Castleford)
Castleford is reached from junctions 31 and 32 of the M62. From the town centre the A655, as Lumley Street, and the B6421 Aketon Road both lead into Hightown, and Cutsyke Road carries the B6421 on towards Cutsyke. The A639 Leeds Road passes close by.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Hightown (Castleford)
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
Hightown (Castleford): questions before you book
Why does a Hightown address show Altofts and Whitwood as its ward?
Wakefield Council splits Castleford between three wards, and the lookup for WF10 5DW on Aketon Road places Hightown in Altofts and Whitwood rather than Castleford Central and Glasshoughton. It is still Castleford for the post.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF10 5DW is in the Altofts & Whitwood ward of Wakefield, parish: Wakefield, unparished area
- Castleford (Wikipedia): Hightown named among the suburbs of the former Municipal Borough, the three council wards, M62 junctions 31 and 32
- Listed buildings in Castleford (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 13 listed buildings, All Saints Church 1866
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): B6421 Aketon Road and Cutsyke Road, A655 Lumley Street and High Street, A639 Leeds Road, Northern Powergrid, All Saints and its burial ground, Saville Park and its cricket, bowls and playground, King George's Field, Beancroft Street, Hope Street West, Regent Street, Temple Street, Nicholson Street, Falcon Drive, Sheldrake Road, Fulmar Road, Mallard Road, Half Acres Primary Academy