# WF17 6EQ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF17 6EQ 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 WF17 6EQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17) › [WF17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 150% on July. Kirklees 013A: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **Batley, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **No property in WF17 6EQ 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=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF17 6EQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF17 6EQ**: Road 49 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **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=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mill Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-lane-primary-school-e107639) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/field-lane-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e146616) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warwick Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warwick-road-primary-school-e107642) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanging-heaton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e107709) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hyrstmount Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hyrstmount-junior-school-e151326) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bywell-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107706) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambridge Street School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-street-school-e142330) | Independent | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Engage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/engage-academy-e145432) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £138,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £127,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £164,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £291,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Batley (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GROVE HOUSE SURGERY (700 m); LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS (720 m); LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS (720 m)
- Pharmacies: HUGHES CHEMISTS (NORTHERN) LIMITED (690 m); TIBB PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: SALTAIRE ORTHODONTICS (BRADFORD ROAD) (790 m); DENTAL SURGERY (810 m); BATLEY CARR DENTAL SURGERY (930 m); DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op FR Dewsbury (920 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Dewsbury Leeds Rd Express (940 m, Tesco)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.8** (2025). Kirklees 013A has a deprivation score of 38.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,906th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £115,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 013A was £115,000 in 2025. Joint 682nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,433** (2021). Kirklees 013A had 1,433 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,712th 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: 86.2%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 013A, 86.2% 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.

## WF17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF17 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,344** (2021). WF17 had 44,344 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 327th most 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 WF17 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In WF17, 96.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.7057, -1.6218

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

## Your MP

- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), 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=-1.6218,53.7057,WF176EQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17-6eq