WF16 9QW

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF16 9RL 35 m
WF16 9QP 39 m
WF16 9QN 45 m
WF16 9LQ 56 m
WF16 0HW 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF16 9QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF16
Postcode sector
WF16 9
Latitude
53.708402
Longitude
-1.675766
British National Grid easting
421,500
British National Grid northing
423,600

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
E00178703
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 015B · E01011158
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 015 · E02002285

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

    278 m
  2. Heckmondwike Grammar School

    Academy converter

    434 m
  3. Brian Jackson College

    Other independent school

    437 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,929
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,289
  • Public order 273
  • Anti social behaviour 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Other theft 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    205 m

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    205 m

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    243 m

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    1.1 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.5 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.7 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.7 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    2.7 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    2.7 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.7 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    2.8 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

    2.9 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85030

    2.9 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

    3.4 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

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Northgate T3

    BCT · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Heckmondwike Bus Station 6

    BCS · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Heckmondwike Bus Stn 3

    BCS · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Heckmondwike Bus Stn 4

    BCS · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles
  • Heckmondwike Bus Stn 5

    BCS · Heckmondwike

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 015B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,557 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,929 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,289 events.

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