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WF17 8NX

Birstall & Birkenshaw · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birstall & Birkenshaw
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 8ND 18 m
WF17 8NA 45 m
WF17 8NQ 88 m
WF17 8JJ 105 m
WF17 0BY 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 8NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
1 May 2024
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 8
Latitude
53.726333
Longitude
-1.653167
British National Grid easting
422,982
British National Grid northing
425,602

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Birstall & Birkenshaw · E05016505
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00055616
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 006C · E01011030
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 006 · E02002276

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
56
Secondary
13

  1. Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    668 m

  2. Carlinghow Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    686 m

  3. Birstall Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    699 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,041
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Public order 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Vehicle crime 134

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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    946 m

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    1.2 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    1.6 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    1.7 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    1.8 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    1.8 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    2.4 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    2.5 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    2.7 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    2.7 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.9 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.9 km

  • DRIGHLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DRIGHLINGTON, BRADFORD, BD11 1JU

    ODS code B86678

    3.3 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.4 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    3.4 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.6 km

  • THE DEKEYSER GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLE FOUNTAIN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EN

    ODS code B86067

    3.7 km

  • GILDERSOME HEALTH CENTRE

    FINKLE LANE, GILDERSOME, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 7HL

    ODS code B86101

    3.7 km

  • WINDSOR HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 CORPORATION STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9NB

    ODS code B86057

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Brookroyd Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Bradford Road

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Bradford Road

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Brookroyd Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Wilton Park Gates

    BCT · Batley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 006C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,247 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 13 secondary schools. Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 668 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,041 events.

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