# WF16 9NQ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF16 9NQ 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 WF16 9NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf16) › [WF16 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf16-9)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Kirklees 011E: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **No property in WF16 9NQ 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=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF16 9NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF16 9NQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/healey-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e144963) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heckmondwike Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heckmondwike-primary-academy-e150366) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2023, before the school changed, special measures | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brian Jackson College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brian-jackson-college-e132732) | Independent | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heckmondwike Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heckmondwike-grammar-school-e136283) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 78.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-primary-academy-e148849) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staincliffe-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107710) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manorfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manorfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e149329) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Fairfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-school-e107802) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £238,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £113,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COOK LANE SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: THE PHARMACY HUB (260 m)
- Dental practices: 169-171 HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (330 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE (960 m)

## 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.4** (2025). Kirklees 011E has a deprivation score of 27.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 011E was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,798** (2021). Kirklees 011E had 1,798 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,927th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 011E, 100.0% 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.

## WF16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF16 was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 194th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,728** (2021). WF16 had 12,728 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 890th 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 WF16 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In WF16, 99.0% 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: 53.7123, -1.6622

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)
- [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=-1.6622,53.7123,WF169NQ

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