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WF15 8ES

Liversedge & Gomersal · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Liversedge & Gomersal
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Postcode district
WF15
Postcode sector
WF15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF15 8HW 311 m
WF15 8DU 322 m
WF15 8EH 335 m
WF15 8AD 342 m
WF15 8LP 348 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF15 8ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF15
Postcode sector
WF15 8
Latitude
53.709094
Longitude
-1.718634
British National Grid easting
418,670
British National Grid northing
423,665

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Liversedge & Gomersal · E05016521
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Spen Valley · E14001506
Output area
E00056263
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 015C · E01011159
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 015 · E02002285

Postcode source versions

Explore WF15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
45
Secondary
9

  1. Hightown Primary School

    Academy converter

    429 m

  2. Hartshead Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    976 m

  3. High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Vehicle crime 67
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
WF15 8 residents
5,196

Age bands in WF15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

1,068 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

576 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,288 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

1,332 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

1,030 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    1.5 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GREEN WAY PRACTICE, CLECKHEATON HEALTH CENTRE, GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85030

    1.5 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    1.7 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    1.9 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

    BROOKROYD SURGERY, HECKMONDWIKE HEALTH CENTRE, 16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85014

    2.7 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    2.7 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    2.8 km

  • MIRFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    DOCTOR LANE, MIRFIELD, WF14 8DU

    ODS code B85019

    4.0 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    4.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    24 CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84011

    4.3 km

  • RYDINGS HALL SURGERY

    RYDINGS HALL, CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84003

    4.3 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    4.3 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hightown School

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Laverhills

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Laverhills

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Hightown School

    BCT · Hightown

    0.2 miles

  • Hightown Road Halifax Rd

    BCT · Hightown

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 015C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,794 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Hightown Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.