WF16 9AY

Heckmondwike · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Heckmondwike
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF16 9AZ 73 m
WF16 9AX 84 m
WF16 9AU 130 m
WF16 9AJ 152 m
WF16 9PE 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF16 9AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 9
Latitude
53.718735
Longitude
-1.667837
British National Grid easting
422,018
British National Grid northing
424,752

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
E00056226
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 011D · E01011164
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 011 · E02002281

Postcode source versions

Explore WF16

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Priestley Avenue, Heckmondwike, WF16 9AY 6 December 2024 £200,000
20, Priestley Avenue, Heckmondwike, WF16 9AY 16 August 2022 £190,000
13, Priestley Avenue, Heckmondwike, WF16 9AY 22 November 2021 £167,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
57
Secondary
13
  1. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

    Academy sponsor led

    223 m
  2. Fairfield School

    Foundation special school

    319 m
  3. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,033
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,354
  • Public order 285
  • Anti social behaviour 276
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Other theft 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

23 female, 20 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.9
WF16 9 residents
8,310

Age bands in WF16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

878 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,074 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,734 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

1,202 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF16 9 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
100%

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

29

within 5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    1.1 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    1.4 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    1.4 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    1.4 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    1.5 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    1.6 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    2.1 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    2.1 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.2 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    2.2 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.3 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.4 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    2.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    2.9 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    3.0 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85030

    3.0 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.4 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.9 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.9 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 29 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

  • Priestley Avenue

    BCT · White Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Priestley Avenue

    BCT · White Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Road

    BCT · White Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Road

    BCT · White Lee

    0.1 miles
  • Rayner Avenue

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 011D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,489 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £190,000 from 3 recorded sales in WF16 9AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kirklees is £205,773 in June 2026, up 5.4% year on year.

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 13 secondary schools. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor is the nearest published school at 223 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,033 published events cover 12 months, averaging 252.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,354 events.

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