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

WF14 9LJ 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 9LJ 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

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Kirklees 026B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **Mirfield, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **No property in WF14 9LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 026B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF14 9LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF14 9LJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **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=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hall-academy-e146367) | Secondary | 210 m (3 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Bank Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-bank-academy-e147884) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Mirfield Free Grammar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mirfield-free-grammar-e136674) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/battyeford-cofe-vc-primary-school-e107728) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hopton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopton-primary-school-e107665) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensthorpe-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107699) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £437,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MIRFIELD HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (710 m); BOOTS (900 m); EYE PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL CARE CENTRE (840 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Greenside (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Nab Lane (790 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Mirfield Queens Rd Express (870 m, Tesco); Co-op Mirfield (990 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,987** (July 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,987 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 026B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Kirklees 026B has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £291,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 026B was £291,000 in 2025. Joint 15,479th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,536** (2021). Kirklees 026B had 1,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,561st 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 026B, 99.1% 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.

## 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: 53.6819, -1.6898

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

## Your MP

- [Spen Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley): Kim Leadbeater (Labour), 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), July 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=-1.6898,53.6819,WF149LJ

## How to cite

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