# WF15 7NH: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF15 7NH 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 WF15 7NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15) › [WF15 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15-7)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Kirklees 015E: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **Mirfield, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **No property in WF15 7NH 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=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF15 7NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **Low road and rail noise at WF15 7NH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **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=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spen Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spen-valley-high-school-e107778) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Roberttown CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roberttown-cofe-primary-school-e152304) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norristhorpe-junior-and-infant-school-e107685) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollybank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybank-school-e107796) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headlands-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107723) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Bank Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-bank-academy-e147884) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 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 | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossley-fields-junior-and-infant-school-e107697) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £220,513 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £333,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Liversedge Huddersfield Road (170 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Kirklees 015E has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £239,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 015E was £239,000 in 2025. Joint 10,370th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,477** (2021). Kirklees 015E had 1,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,957th least 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 015E, 98.1% 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.

## WF15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF15 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,363** (2021). WF15 had 17,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,131st 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF15 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 WF15, 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: 53.6987, -1.6986

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), 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=-1.6986,53.6987,WF157NH

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