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WF17 8BL

Batley West · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Batley
Ward
Batley West
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 8BP 51 m
WF17 8BJ 75 m
WF17 8BH 92 m
WF17 8BN 107 m
WF17 7EX 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8
Latitude
53.713292
Longitude
-1.653759
British National Grid easting
422,950
British National Grid northing
424,151

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Batley West · E05016504
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00055580
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 012A · E01011033
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 012 · E02002282

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
213, Healey Lane, Batley, WF17 8BL 7 February 2025 £570,000
219, Healey Lane, Batley, WF17 8BL 24 March 2021 £100,000
219, Healey Lane, Batley, WF17 8BL 20 August 2018 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
60
Secondary
13

  1. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    217 m

  2. Manorfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    591 m

  3. Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    611 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,942
  • Anti social behaviour 397
  • Public order 382
  • Shoplifting 354
  • Criminal damage and arson 326

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
WF17 8 residents
7,735

Age bands in WF17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

1,609 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

927 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

2,176 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

1,703 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

1,007 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF17 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
14.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

31

within 5 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.1 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.2 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.2 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.3 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.3 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    1.6 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    1.7 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    1.7 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    1.9 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.1 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.3 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    2.3 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.4 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

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    2.9 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    2.9 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    3.0 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 31 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Deighton Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Deighton Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Healey School

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Deighton Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Healey Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 012A, 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

9,533 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £570,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF17 8BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kirklees is £205,773 in June 2026, up 5.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

91 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 13 secondary schools. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 217 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,942 events.

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