# WF17 7LJ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF17 7LJ 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 7LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17) › [WF17 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17-7)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Kirklees 013E: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **Dewsbury, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **No property in WF17 7LJ 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=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 013E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF17 7LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF17 7LJ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **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=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carlton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-junior-and-infant-school-e107600) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warwick Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warwick-road-primary-school-e107642) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hyrstmount Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hyrstmount-junior-school-e151326) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [The Branch Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-branch-christian-school-e107795) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-academy-e148482) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Purlwell Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/purlwell-infant-and-nursery-school-e151325) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | – |
| [Al-Furqaan Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-furqaan-preparatory-school-e131131) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-e141470) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE (590 m); THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (700 m); HEALDS ROAD SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: CLOVELLY PHARMACY (670 m); MOUNT PHARMACY (690 m); G PHARMACY (700 m); SAFEMED PHARMACY (740 m); TIBB PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: BATLEY CARR DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); SALTAIRE ORTHODONTICS (BRADFORD ROAD) (480 m); MOUNT PLEASANT DENTIST (690 m); DEWSBURY DENTAL CENTRE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Staincliffe (870 m, Budgens); Lidl Central Dewsbury Dewsbury (890 m, Lidl)

## 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 013E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.8** (2025). Kirklees 013E has a deprivation score of 40.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,378th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,375** (2021). Kirklees 013E had 1,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,146th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 013E, 97.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.4%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 013E, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.7017, -1.6377

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), 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=-1.6377,53.7017,WF177LJ

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