WF17 6JW

Batley East · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 6BX 11 m
WF17 6BU 43 m
WF13 2HG 44 m
WF17 6AQ 47 m
WF17 6JJ 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 6JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 6
Latitude
53.701983
Longitude
-1.631888
British National Grid easting
424,400
British National Grid northing
422,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00055556
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 013D · E01011019
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 013 · E02002283

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
59
Secondary
13
  1. Warwick Road Primary School

    Community school

    175 m
  2. Carlton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    436 m
  3. Hyrstmount Junior School

    Academy converter

    462 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,361
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,046
  • Shoplifting 658
  • Public order 558
  • Anti social behaviour 381
  • Criminal damage and arson 368

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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    668 m

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    685 m

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    1.1 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    1.2 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.3 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.3 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    1.4 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    1.4 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.5 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    1.5 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    1.5 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.5 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    2.2 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    2.3 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    3.1 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    3.1 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    3.1 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    3.2 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Town Street

    BCT · Batley Carr

    0.0 miles
  • Town Street

    BCT · Batley Carr

    0.0 miles
  • Bradford Rd Jack Lane

    BCT · Dewsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Jack Lane

    BCT · Dewsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Conway Crescent

    BCT · Batley Carr

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 013D, 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

10,198 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

89 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 13 secondary schools. Warwick Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,361 published events cover 12 months, averaging 446.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,046 events.

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