Front Street A656 is a street located in Castleford, West Yorkshire

About Front Street A656

Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 13, 2025

Front Street A656 is a section of the A656, which is an A road, making it an important national route.

Front Street is connected to Holywell Lane (B6136), Park Road (A656), Castle Parade, Rock Hill, School Lane, Carr Wood Road, Front Street (A656), and Leeds Road (A6539).

The street is located within the Wakefield Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

The road has been assigned the Unique Street Reference Number (USRN) of of 41801450 in the National Street Gazetteer.

The street has the postcodes of WF10 4GZ, WF10 4QB, WF10 4QD, WF10 4QE, WF10 4QF and WF10 4RN.

It is located within the county of West Yorkshire, situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK. It's 161.61 miles North from central London., 10.28 miles South East from Leeds, 15.7 miles North West from Doncaster and 19.82 miles South West from York.

Property types, tenure and build ages for Front Street A656

🏠 The majority of homes are Owner-occupied.

Tenure	Count
Owner-occupied	52
Private Rental	28

🧱 Most homes are Flat and Semi-Detached House.

Property Type	Count
Flat	34
Semi-Detached House	20
Mid-Terrace House	8
End-Terrace House	6
Detached Bungalow	4
Detached House	4

📆 Properties were built between 1900 and 2009, with most built around 1939.

Min Year	Max Year	Median	Mode	Average	Sample Size
1900	2009	1939	1939	1950	54

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Bus Stops on Front Street A656

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Malt Shovel PH Bus Stop

Direction: adj (E)

Location: Glasshoughton

Operator: Arriva Yorkshire

Malt Shovel PH Bus Stop

Direction: opp (W)

Location: Glasshoughton

Operator: Arriva Yorkshire

Crime & Historic Map of Front Street A656

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Street Crime (updated 10/06/2025)
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MSOA Info	For MSOA E02002442 (Statistical Neighbourhood)
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Icon		Postcodes for Front Street A656
Walking Distances
Distance Info		Green Circle = 10 Minutes Walk (800 metres)

Street Crime Data accessed from data.police.uk on 07/02/2025.

Budget Friendly Hotels near Front Street A656

Budget Hotel Name	Distance (miles)
1: Name:Premier Inn Castleford Xscape M62 J32 Address: Colorado Way Telephone: Visit Hotel Page	0.48
2: Name:Premier Inn Pontefract North Address: A1 Business Park Telephone: Visit Hotel Page	2.73
3: Name:Travelodge Pontefract Ferrybridge A1 M62 Address: Moto Service Area, A1/M62 Junction, Pontefract, WF11 0AF Telephone: 0871 984 6170 Visit Hotel Page	3.04
4: Name:Holiday Inn Express Leeds-East Address: 2 Aberford Road Telephone: Visit Hotel Page	5.18
5: Name:Travelodge Leeds Colton Address: Stile Hill Way, Colton, Leeds, LS15 9JH Telephone: 0871 984 6235 Visit Hotel Page	6.54

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Known Addresses for Front Street A656

🏠 Domestic (35) 🏭 Commercial (12)

Our data shows that Front Street A656 is a mixed commercial and residential street.

🏠 4

🏠 6

🏠 10

🏠 UPPER FLOOR FLAT, 18

🏠 GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 18

🏠 22

🏠 28

🏠 30

🏠 32

🏠 34

🏠 36

🏠 38

🏠 40

🏭 BLUE OCEAN FISH BAR 43

🏭 45-47

🏠 49B

🏠 49C

🏭 PIZZA BASE 51

🏭 53

🏭 59

🏠 63A

🏭 HOUGHTON SANDWICH BAR 65

🏠 65A

🏠 106

🏠 108

🏠 110

🏠 114

🏠 120

🏠 GRANGE COURT

🏠 1
🏠 APARTMENT 2
🏠 APARTMENT 3
🏠 APARTMENT 4
🏠 APARTMENT 5
🏠 APARTMENT 8
🏠 APARTMENT 10
🏠 APARTMENT 11
🏠 APARTMENT 14

🏠 IVY COTTAGE

🏠 BEAMSHAW BUNGALOW

🏠 HAZEL HOUSE

🏭 CASTLE PARADE

🏭 31
🏭 37

🏭 ROYAL OAK INN

🏭 MALT SHOVEL

🏭 THE HOUGHTON