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WF17 5HP

Batley East · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Batley East
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 5HR 52 m
WF17 5AG 66 m
WF17 5TD 71 m
WF17 5HW 80 m
WF17 5HJ 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 5HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 5
Latitude
53.712032
Longitude
-1.629059
British National Grid easting
424,581
British National Grid northing
424,019

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Batley East · E05016503
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00055535
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 010A · E01011015
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 010 · E02002280

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
57
Secondary
10

  1. Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    275 m

  2. Engage Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    356 m

  3. Cambridge Street School

    Other independent school

    384 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,366
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Public order 280
  • Criminal damage and arson 241

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

6 female, 13 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.1
WF17 5 residents
3,621

Age bands in WF17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

726 residents

Age 15 to 24
15%

558 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

1,106 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

829 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

499 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF17 5 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

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    285 m

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    476 m

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    519 m

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    586 m

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    613 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    777 m

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    1.2 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

    LOCALA SAS, PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y00081

    1.2 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    1.8 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.0 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WILLIAM STREET, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7BD

    ODS code B85620

    2.1 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    2.5 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    2.5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    3.2 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    3.2 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    3.3 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    3.3 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

    SCARBOROUGH STREET, SAVILE TOWN, DEWSBURY, DEWSBURY, WF12 9AY

    ODS code B85645

    3.3 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    3.4 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SAVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, THE SIDINGS, DEWSBURY, WF12 9QU

    ODS code B85652

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Hick Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Batley Tesco

    BCT · Batley

    0.2 miles

  • Batley Commercial St D

    BCT · Batley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 010A, 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

3,330 of 33,755

Income
1 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
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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 10 secondary schools. Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 277.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,366 events.

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