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WF16 9BL

Heckmondwike · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF16 9ES 21 m
WF16 9BW 39 m
WF16 9EN 47 m
WF16 9EQ 51 m
WF16 9BN 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF16 9BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 9
Latitude
53.711232
Longitude
-1.672214
British National Grid easting
421,733
British National Grid northing
423,916

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Heckmondwike · E05016516
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Spen Valley · E14001506
Output area
E00056233
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 011F · E01011166
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
85
Primary
57
Secondary
11

  1. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    255 m

  2. Brian Jackson College

    Other independent school

    370 m

  3. Heckmondwike Grammar School

    Academy converter

    410 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,371
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Public order 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Other theft 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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

28

within 5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    311 m

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    594 m

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    594 m

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    1.2 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.8 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.3 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.4 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    2.4 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.4 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    2.4 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    2.5 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    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

    3.1 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.1 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.4 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.4 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    3.8 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

  • Brighton St Grosvenor Terrace

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles

  • Batley Street Infant School

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

  • Jeremy Lane

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

  • Jeremy Lane

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

  • Brighton Street Dale Ln

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 011F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,727 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
9 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.

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

85 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 11 secondary schools. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,371 events.

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