# WF17 8JR: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF17 8JR 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 8JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17) › [WF17 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Kirklees 006A: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **Batley, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **No property in WF17 8JR 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=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF17 8JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **Low road and rail noise at WF17 8JR**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **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=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carlinghow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlinghow-academy-e147584) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Becker School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/becker-school-e150896) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Batley Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-grammar-school-e137487) | All-through | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-school-e107802) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Windmill CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-cofe-primary-school-e152444) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed | – |
| [Birstall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birstall-primary-academy-e139356) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Batley Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-girls-high-school-e137424) | Secondary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-academy-e148481) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £163,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £322,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2025 | £152,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Heron Birstall (520 m, Heron)

## 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 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.2** (2025). Kirklees 006A has a deprivation score of 24.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,590th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,715** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 006A was £165,715 in 2025. 3,578th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,310** (2021). Kirklees 006A had 1,310 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,870th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 006A, 99.8% 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: 53.7237, -1.6522

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=-1.6522,53.7237,WF178JR

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