WF16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Heckmondwike, Hill Top Estate and Nunroyd, in Kirklees.
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 WF16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WF16, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WF16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WF16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF16 at a rate of 120.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across WF.
In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (638), other crime (329) and anti-social behaviour (181).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF16 was 141.2 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 WF16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF16 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WF16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 011A | 1,742 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 011B | 1,312 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Kirklees 011C | 1,377 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 011D | 1,777 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Kirklees 011E | 1,798 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 011F | 1,678 | 131.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| Kirklees 011G | 1,973 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
MPs for WF16
- Kim LeadbeaterLabourMP for Spen Valley99% of WF16’s postcodes
- Iqbal MohamedIndependentMP for Dewsbury and Batley1.1% of WF16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WF161
Postcode sectors in WF163
Council1
Towns in WF161
Postcode districts next to WF164
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WF postcode area2
WF16 in brief
WF16 is a postcode district covering Heckmondwike, Hill Top Estate and Nunroyd, in Kirklees.
About 12,990 people lived in WF16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 135 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 120.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF16 was £170,000 in 2025.
WF16 had 12,728 usual residents at the census.
In WF16, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WF16, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.