WF17 8DS

Batley West · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 8DP 68 m
WF17 8DR 84 m
WF17 8DY 106 m
WF17 8DW 109 m
WF17 8QD 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8
Latitude
53.718956
Longitude
-1.657274
British National Grid easting
422,715
British National Grid northing
424,780

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
E00055573
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 006D · E01011031
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 006 · E02002276

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Horner Crescent, Batley, WF17 8DS 7 May 2026 £230,000
24, Horner Crescent, Batley, WF17 8DS 19 January 2026 £260,000
34, Horner Crescent, Batley, WF17 8DS 19 December 2025 £172,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
59
Secondary
14
  1. Fairfield School

    Foundation special school

    472 m
  2. Carlinghow Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    514 m
  3. Co-op Academy Smithies Moor

    Academy sponsor led

    659 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,178
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,514
  • Public order 276
  • Anti social behaviour 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 253
  • Other theft 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

28 female, 40 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF17 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

31

within 5 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.4 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    1.5 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.5 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.6 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    1.6 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    1.6 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.9 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    1.9 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    1.9 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.1 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    2.3 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.3 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.0 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.2 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    3.2 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    3.6 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.6 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.6 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 31 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Welwyn Avenue

    BCT · Carlinghow

    0.1 miles
  • Welwyn Avenue

    BCT · Carlinghow

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwell Avenue

    BCT · Carlinghow

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwell Avenue

    BCT · Carlinghow

    0.2 miles
  • Fairview Avenue

    BCT · Carlinghow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 006D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,342 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 5 recorded sales in WF17 8DS. 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 14 secondary schools. Fairfield School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,178 published events cover 12 months, averaging 264.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,514 events.

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