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WF17 8BT

Batley West · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8DA 35 m
WF17 8DB 38 m
WF17 8BS 48 m
WF17 8BN 74 m
WF17 8AP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 8BT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8
Latitude
53.712841
Longitude
-1.656035
British National Grid easting
422,800
British National Grid northing
424,100

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
E00055583
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 012A · E01011033
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
89
Primary
60
Secondary
12

  1. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    71 m

  2. Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    600 m

  3. Manorfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,926
  • Public order 397
  • Anti social behaviour 391
  • Criminal damage and arson 336
  • Other theft 251

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.3 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.3 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.3 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    1.4 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.4 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.4 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    1.4 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

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    2.1 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.1 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.3 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

    2.4 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

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.0 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    3.0 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    3.1 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Healey School

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Healey School

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Common Road

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Deighton Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Deighton Lane

    BCT · Batley

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

89 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 12 secondary schools. Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 71 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 355.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,926 events.

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