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

WF17 8LH 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 8LH 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

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Kirklees 010B: 522 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **Batley, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **No property in WF17 8LH 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=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF17 8LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF17 8LH**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **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=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH
- **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=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Upper Batley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upper-batley-high-school-e142406) | Secondary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-parish-cofe-primary-academy-e150152) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2022, before the school changed | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-academy-e148481) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Batley Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batley-grammar-school-e137487) | All-through | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reach Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reach-academy-e145434) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |
| [Becker School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/becker-school-e150896) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-road-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107640) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Engage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/engage-academy-e145432) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £99,995 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2023 | £60,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £140,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| April 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY (400 m); CHERRY TREE SURGERY (460 m); WELLINGTON HOUSE (510 m); BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY (560 m)
- Pharmacies: MILEUSNIC CHEMIST (460 m); BATLEY PHARMACY (460 m); WELLINGTON HOUSE PHARMACY (520 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - BATLEY (580 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: LOCALA CIC DENTAL CARE (400 m); ECLIPSE DENTAL CARE (440 m); 23-25 (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Batley (430 m, Aldi); Asda Batley Supermarket (580 m, Asda); Iceland Batley (590 m, Iceland); Spar - Saville Batley (770 m, Spar); Tesco Batley Extra (780 m, Tesco)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.2** (2025). Kirklees 010B has a deprivation score of 65.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 576th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,567** (2021). Kirklees 010B had 1,567 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,860th 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: 86.4%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 010B, 86.4% 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: 9.0%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 010B, 9.0% 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: 53.7187, -1.6385

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=-1.6385,53.7187,WF178LH

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