# WF14 9HS: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF14 9HS is a postcode in Kirklees.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kirklees. Open the map at WF14 9HS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf14) › [WF14 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf14-9)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Kirklees 023A: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **Ravensthorpe, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **1 of 22 properties in WF14 9HS at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **73.3% can get gigabit broadband at WF14 9HS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF14 9HS**: Road 61 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensthorpe-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107699) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Diamond Wood Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/diamond-wood-community-academy-e140392) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowlees-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e107725) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hall-academy-e146367) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossley-fields-junior-and-infant-school-e107697) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravenshall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenshall-school-e107799) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Hopton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopton-primary-school-e107665) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Bank Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-bank-academy-e147884) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £112,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2025 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR (890 m); DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS (890 m)
- Pharmacies: PRESTFORD LIMITED (730 m); EYE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Ravensthorpe (770 m, Budgens); Heron Ravensthorpe Dewsbury (850 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,427** (August 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kirklees 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.2** (2025). Kirklees 023A has a deprivation score of 47.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,894th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,692** (2021). Kirklees 023A had 1,692 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,865th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 023A, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 9.0%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 023A, 9.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WF14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF14 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,177** (2021). WF14 had 20,177 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,309th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in WF14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In WF14, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.6760, -1.6747

Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6747,53.6760,WF149HS

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