# WF15

Postcode district covering Liversedge, Mill Bridge and Norristhorpe, in Kirklees.

WF15 is a postcode district covering Liversedge, Mill Bridge and Norristhorpe, in Kirklees. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WF15. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WF15 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WF15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in WF15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WF15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 233 homes were sold in WF15 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WF15) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WF15.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WF15) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WF15 had 17,363 usual residents at the census.

## How WF15 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WF15 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | joint 7th most expensive | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2025 |
| Population | 17,363 | 2nd least populated | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.9% | joint 6th highest | 17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026 |

## Is WF15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF15 at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across the WF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 116 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (649), other crime (239) and anti-social behaviour (173).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF15 was 92.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WF15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF15 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WF15

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kirklees 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011247) | 1,573 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [Kirklees 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011249) | 1,809 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Kirklees 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011251) | 1,691 | 143.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.8% |
| [Kirklees 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011246) | 1,536 | 104.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Kirklees 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011248) | 1,412 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.5% |
| [Kirklees 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011250) | 1,780 | 205.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.9% |
| [Kirklees 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011156) | 1,509 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Kirklees 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011158) | 1,953 | 195.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Kirklees 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011159) | 1,719 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| [Kirklees 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011160) | 1,320 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.8% |
| [Kirklees 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011162) | 1,477 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |

## Your MP

- [Spen Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley): Kim Leadbeater (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WF15

[Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/heckmondwike-town-norristhorpe-and-roberttown), [Hightown & Hartshead Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/hightown-and-hartshead-moor), [Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/liversedge-littletown-and-millbridge)

## Postcode sectors in WF15

[WF15 6 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15-6), [WF15 7 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15-7), [WF15 8 (131 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15-8)

## Council

[Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

## Towns in WF15

[Liversedge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/liversedge)

## Postcode districts next to WF15

[BD19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd19), [HD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd6), [WF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13), [WF14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf14), [WF16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Mirfield (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6925,53.6714), [Ravensthorpe (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6556,53.6755), [Dewsbury (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6331,53.6921), [Batley (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6229,53.7099)

## More in the WF postcode area

[All WF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WF15 in brief

WF15 is a postcode district covering Liversedge, Mill Bridge and Norristhorpe, in Kirklees.
About 17,517 people lived in WF15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 233 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF15 was £215,000 in 2025.
WF15 had 17,363 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in WF15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF15, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WF15
- Postcode area: [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)
- Constituency: [Spen Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley)
- Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Area: 9.59 km²
- People, mid-2024: 17,517*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 56

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WF14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf14), [BD19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd19), [WF16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf16), [HD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd6), [WF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13)

## Latest updates for WF15

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WF15

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf15