WF16 6AF

Heckmondwike · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF16 0JH 19 m
WF16 0JL 29 m
WF16 0JN 35 m
WF16 0FA 42 m
WF16 0JQ 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF16 6AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2009
Terminated
1 February 2010
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 6
Latitude
53.706634
Longitude
-1.673568
British National Grid easting
421,646
British National Grid northing
423,404

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Spen Valley · E14001506
Output area
E00056244
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 011G · E01011167
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 011 · E02002281

Postcode source versions

Explore WF16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
56
Secondary
11
  1. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    288 m
  2. Heckmondwike Grammar School

    Academy converter

    325 m
  3. Brian Jackson College

    Other independent school

    356 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,405
  • Anti social behaviour 297
  • Public order 289
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Other theft 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

28

within 5 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    312 m

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    312 m

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    479 m

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    1.3 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.6 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

    69 PURLWELL LANE, MOUNT PLEASANT, BATLEY, WF17 7PF

    ODS code B85041

    2.4 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.6 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    2.6 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, 130 COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5ED

    ODS code B85008

    2.6 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

    WELLINGTON HOUSE SURGERY, HENRIETTA STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DN

    ODS code B85015

    2.7 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.8 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.9 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    2.9 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    3.1 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    3.1 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85030

    3.1 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

    DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85004

    3.2 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.2 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.3 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

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

  • Market Place H5

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Heckmondwike Market Place

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles
  • Heckmondwike Bus Station 6

    BCS · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 011G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,981 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 11 secondary schools. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,405 events.

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