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WF17 8LA

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 8PR 27 m
WF17 8PD 108 m
WF17 8PT 108 m
WF17 8PJ 119 m
WF17 8FS 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 8LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8
Latitude
53.717285
Longitude
-1.639331
British National Grid easting
423,900
British National Grid northing
424,600

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
E00178676
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 010C · E01011032
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 010 · E02002280

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
58
Secondary
11

  1. Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    191 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    209 m

  3. Upper Batley High School

    Academy sponsor led

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,453
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,420
  • Shoplifting 335
  • Anti social behaviour 326
  • Public order 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 268

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

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    286 m

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    332 m

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    420 m

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    434 m

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    1.1 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    1.1 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.1 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    2.1 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    2.1 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    2.3 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    2.4 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    2.5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    2.6 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    2.8 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    2.8 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    2.8 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    3.1 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.1 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    3.4 km

  • THE DEKEYSER GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLE FOUNTAIN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EN

    ODS code B86067

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cross Bank Road Melton St

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Mills

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's School

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Mills

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

  • Wyvern Close

    BCT · Upper Batley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 010C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,954 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 11 secondary schools. Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,453 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,420 events.

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