Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Castleford, West Yorkshire

Property for sale in Castleford

Castleford has a population of 40,000 and lies where the River Calder flows into the River Aire. Burberry’s raincoat factory is an important contributor to the town’s economy, as is Nestle’s production of sweets and chocolates. Castleford is part of a programme of urban renewal valued at over £200m. The work is to be documented in 2008 by the TV series Grand Designs, presented by Kevin Mccloud. Other economic investments include new retail and residential developments, a new library, a new museum and the restoring of Castleford’s most impressive Victorian park with its bandstand, bowling greens, games area, football fields and woodland.

Property for sale in Castleford is a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraced cottages and houses; post-war semi-detached houses and bungalows; and new-build developments including terraced and semi-detached townhouses with integral garages. Estate agents in Castleford also represent detached contemporary houses within attractive new developments and a fine selection of new-build executive-sized houses with double garages.

Flats for sale in Castleford are mostly found in new-build apartment houses and, occasionally, within converted Victorian terraced houses. For details of flats currently on the market, and for information regarding cottages, bungalows and houses, please contact Castleford estate agents.

Amenities for Castleford properties

The Outlet Village is a shoppers’ Mecca near Junction 32 of the M62 which runs along the southern edge of Castleford. The centre includes the Xscape leisure complex with Europe's largest indoor real snow slope. Within Castleford there are plenty of friendly places to eat and drink, to play sport, to swim and, apart from Castleford’s rugby league club, Castleford has several football teams that play in the Castleford & District Sunday FA League. Castleford has good state schools for children of all ages, including Castleford High School Technology College.

Transport in Castleford

Local bus services in Castleford include routes to Wakefield, Leeds, and south to Doncaster and the railway station in Castleford provides services to Knottingley, Wakefield Kirkgate, and to Leeds.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Castleford, which is covered by postcode, WF10, you may also like to consider Knottingley, Normanton, Pontefract, Wakefield, Batley, Mirfield, Brighouse, Elland, and Pudsey.