Woodend (Castleford): what to know before moving day
The streets off Leeds Road carry royal names: King Edward Avenue, Queen Street, Prince Street, Princess Street and Victoria Close, with Woodside Street, Carlton View, Hollins Grove and the Blands roads close by. Woodend has its own convenience store and fish shop on Leeds Road, and Woodend Nurseries garden centre is near the Preston Lane end.
Allerton Bywater grew from a group of mining communities, Brigshaw and Hollinhurst among them, and bell pits were dug in the south-east corner of Hollinhurst Wood in the 17th century. The wood is now a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve. Brigshaw High School and its sixth form stand beside the Brigshaw lanes, and pupils come in from as far as Swillington, so a weekday move near the school is easier outside the start and end of the school day.
How the van gets to Woodend (Castleford)
Preston Lane links Woodend with Great Preston to the north, meeting Brigshaw Lane on the way, and Leeds Road runs on through Woodend into the centre of Allerton Bywater. Great Preston lies about 2 miles south of Garforth, which has the A642 and junction 47 of the M1. The Lines Way bridleway, on the old railway from Garforth, crosses Leeds Road here.
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 Woodend (Castleford)
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
Woodend (Castleford): questions before you book
Woodend has a Castleford postcode. Which council covers it?
Leeds City Council. WF10 is a Castleford postcode district, but postcodes.io places Woodend in the civil parish of Allerton Bywater and the Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds, so council tax, bins and any parking questions go to Leeds.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- WF10 2HE: Kippax & Methley ward, Leeds district, parish of Allerton Bywater
- Allerton Bywater: mining communities including Brigshaw and Hollinhurst, bell pits in the south-east corner of Hollinhurst Wood, The Lines Way bridle path from Garforth on the old railway
- Great Preston: about 2 miles south of Garforth
- Swillington: pupils typically attend Garforth Academy or Brigshaw High School
- A642: through Garforth to M1 junction 47
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Leeds Road, Preston Lane, Brigshaw Lane, King Edward Avenue, Queen Street, Prince Street, Princess Street, Victoria Close, Woodside Street, Carlton View, Hollins Grove, Blands Avenue, Woodend convenience store and fish shop, Woodend Nurseries, Brigshaw High School and sixth form, YWT Hollinhurst Wood, The Lines Way