Allerton Bywater
Allerton Bywater is covered by postcode district WF10. It is in the Leeds council area, England.
Every postcode in Allerton Bywater, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 6
- At medium risk at worst: 10
- At low risk at worst: 9
- At very low risk only: 3
- Not on the at-risk list: 36
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 64 postcodes in Allerton Bywater that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 10 are at medium risk at worst, 9 are at low risk at worst, 3 are at very low risk only and 36 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.7448, longitude -1.3630. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WF10 2BP, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Allerton Bywater?
Homes sold for a typical £207,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 56 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 242 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 28 of its 64 postcodes. The nearest school is Allerton Bywater Primary School, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Nova Scotia Medical Cntr, 700 metres from the middle. The nearest railway station is Castleford, 2.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Allerton Bywater?
Homes in Allerton Bywater sold for a typical £207,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £235,000 18 sales
- Terraced £195,500 15 sales
- Flat or maisonette £158,000 5 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WF10 district, Allerton Bywater's main postcode district: a typical £185,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Allerton Bywater: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Allerton Bywater?
1 of the 64 postcodes now in use in Allerton Bywater came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 44 homes sold in Allerton Bywater were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF10 district, 6%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Allerton Bywater | Across the WF10 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 42 (0%) | 8 of 567 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 44 (0%) | 45 of 698 (6%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Allerton Bywater?
Ofcom reports on 64 of the 64 postcodes in Allerton Bywater. At 56 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Allerton Bywater at risk of flooding?
28 of the 64 postcodes in Allerton Bywater have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 242 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Allerton Bywater?
There is no primary school at the postcodes in Allerton Bywater; these are the nearest to its middle. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Allerton Bywater?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Allerton Bywater is Castleford Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.
- Castleford Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
- Glasshoughton Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
- East Garforth Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Allerton Bywater?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Allerton Bywater. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Nova Scotia Medical Cntr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01977 552193 700 mWalk
- Riverside Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01977 554831 1.9 kmCycle
- Health Care First Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01977 664141 2.2 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Allerton Bywater safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 405 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Allerton Bywater over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 23 September 2025
- 33 October 2025
- 52 November 2025
- 30 December 2025
- 21 January 2026
- 32 February 2026
- 36 March 2026
- 36 April 2026
- 46 May 2026
- 33 June 2026
- 25 July 2026
- 38 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 7, shoplifting 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Allerton Bywater?
- Council
- Leeds
- Parliamentary constituency
- Selby
- Police force area
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Country
- England
- MP
- Keir Mather (Labour)
All 64 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Allerton Bywater
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Leeds about council tax Council tax, on leeds.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Allerton Bywater postcodes
64 postcodes in use in Allerton Bywater, by district:
That district is in the WF postcode area.
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Places near Allerton Bywater
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Allerton Bywater's £207,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Allerton Bywater
- What is it like to live in Allerton Bywater?
- Homes sold for a typical £207,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 56 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 242 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 28 of its 64 postcodes. The nearest school is Allerton Bywater Primary School, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Nova Scotia Medical Cntr, 700 metres from the middle. The nearest railway station is Castleford, 2.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Allerton Bywater?
- Allerton Bywater is covered by postcode district WF10, across 64 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Allerton Bywater in?
- Allerton Bywater is in the Leeds council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Allerton Bywater?
- Allerton Bywater is in the Selby parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Keir Mather (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Allerton Bywater?
- Homes in Allerton Bywater sold for a typical £207,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Allerton Bywater?
- In Allerton Bywater, the nearest primary school to the middle of its postcodes is Allerton Bywater Primary School, 600 metres away in a straight line; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Brigshaw High School, 2.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Allerton Bywater have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Allerton Bywater is Castleford, 2.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Allerton Bywater?
- Ofcom reports on 64 of the 64 postcodes in Allerton Bywater. At 56 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Allerton Bywater at risk of flooding?
- 28 of the 64 postcodes in Allerton Bywater have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 242 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Allerton Bywater?
- 1 of the 64 postcodes now in use in Allerton Bywater came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 44 homes sold in Allerton Bywater were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF10 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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