WF17 7RA

Batley West · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 7RB 14 m
WF13 4AZ 27 m
WF17 7QZ 44 m
WF13 4AY 62 m
WF13 4AS 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 7RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 7
Latitude
53.706922
Longitude
-1.654508
British National Grid easting
422,904
British National Grid northing
423,442

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
E00055604
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 012D · E01011037
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 012 · E02002282

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
57
Secondary
11
  1. Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    160 m
  2. Manorfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    281 m
  3. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,081
  • Public order 408
  • Anti social behaviour 400
  • Criminal damage and arson 374
  • Other theft 278

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF17 7 residents
12,222

Age bands in WF17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

2,865 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.3%

2,016 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

3,555 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

2,606 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,360 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

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    780 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.1 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.5 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    1.5 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    1.6 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    1.6 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.6 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    1.8 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    2.0 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    2.3 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    2.3 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.5 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    2.6 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.8 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    2.8 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    2.8 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.9 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Butchers Arms Junction

    BCT · Staincliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Staincliffe School

    BCT · Staincliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Butchers Arms Junction

    BCT · Staincliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Staincliffe School

    BCT · Staincliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Staincliffe Park

    BCT · Staincliffe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 012D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,814 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 11 secondary schools. Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is the nearest published school at 160 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 379.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,081 events.

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