Holmfield is a small residential neighbourhood in the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire. Predominantly suburban, it comprises a mix of older terraced housing and post‑war homes with local shops, a primary school and community facilities; its green spaces and regular bus connections into the city centre and to Leeds make it a practical spot for commuters who want easy access to larger towns.
Like much of the wider Wakefield district, Holmfield reflects the legacy of the industrial era - nearby coal and textile activity shaped the local economy - and has become increasingly residential in recent decades. There remains a modest local economy and an active community life centred on churches, pubs and voluntary groups, with the advantage of being close to both urban amenities and the surrounding West Yorkshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Holmfield
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.7 miles
- Leeds 12.9 miles
- Bradford 20.9 miles
- York 18.4 miles
- Huddersfield 22 miles
- Rotherham 20.1 miles
- Doncaster 14.8 miles
- Wakefield 10.1 miles
- Harrogate 22.1 miles
- Halifax 24.8 miles
- Barnsley 13.3 miles
- Castleford 3.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Byram Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Brotherton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Byram cum Sutton Parish 1.1 miles
- Knottingley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston Ward 2 miles
- Burton Salmon Parish 2 miles
- Fairburn Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Pontefract North Ward 2.2 miles
- Pontefract Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Monk Fryston & South Milford Ward 2.3 miles
- Birkin Parish 2.8 miles
- Darrington Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Holmfield
WF11 8QY, WF11 8NB, WF11 8BT, WF11 8JE, WF11 8NG, WF11 8PA, WF11 8NR, WF11 8PT, WF11 8HY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 19 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 19.5 miles
- Knottingley Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Pontefract Monkhill Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Holmfield Ad
- Premier Inn Pontefract North 3 0.9 miles
- Premier Inn Castleford Xscape 3 3 miles
- Kings Croft Hotel 3.3 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Joffre Avenue 3.2 miles
- The Darrington 3 3 miles
- ibis Wakefield East-Castleford 3 4.8 miles
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 8 miles
- Best Western Plus Milford Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 5.6 miles
Schools in Holmfield
- The Vale Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 2.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 2.8 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 6.5 miles
- Stanley Library Library 8.5 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9.7 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.5 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.5 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 12.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 13.1 miles