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WF17 6FS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 6FR 65 m
WF17 6FQ 102 m
WF17 6FT 106 m
WF17 6FU 130 m
WF17 6RE 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 6FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 6
Latitude
53.711664
Longitude
-1.609290
British National Grid easting
425,886
British National Grid northing
423,985

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
E00055533
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 014A · E01011021
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 014 · E02002284

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
54
Secondary
9

  1. Lydgate Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    185 m

  2. Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    772 m

  3. Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,858
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Shoplifting 249
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Public order 155
  • Other theft 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF17 6 residents
6,823

Age bands in WF17 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

1,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.9%

889 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,841 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

1,495 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

839 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

26

within 5 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    423 m

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    423 m

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    1.0 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.7 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.8 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.8 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.8 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.9 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    2.2 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    2.4 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.0 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.0 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    3.1 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH QUEEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTH QUEEN ST MEDICAL CENTRE, SOUTH QUEEN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EW

    ODS code B86028

    3.5 km

  • THE DEKEYSER GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLE FOUNTAIN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EN

    ODS code B86067

    3.5 km

  • WINDSOR HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 CORPORATION STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9NB

    ODS code B86057

    3.7 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.7 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.8 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Lydgate Road

    BCT · Soothill

    0.2 miles

  • Soothill Ln Manor Farm Drive

    BCT · Soothill

    0.2 miles

  • Lydgate Road

    BCT · Soothill

    0.2 miles

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Soothill

    0.2 miles

  • Whitfield Centre

    BCT · Soothill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 014A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,502 of 33,755

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

81 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lydgate Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,858 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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