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WF17 9BA

Birstall & Birkenshaw · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Birstall & Birkenshaw
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 9XA 89 m
WF17 9PR 104 m
WF17 9AT 115 m
WF17 9NL 129 m
WF17 9HR 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 9BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 9
Latitude
53.728992
Longitude
-1.662133
British National Grid easting
422,389
British National Grid northing
425,895

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
Spen Valley · E14001506
Output area
E00055679
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 002A · E01011048
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 002 · E02002272

Postcode source versions

Explore WF17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
54
Secondary
12

  1. Birstall Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    278 m

  2. St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School

    Voluntary aided school

    710 m

  3. Fairfield School

    Foundation special school

    958 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 881
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Public order 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

0 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
WF17 9 residents
6,299

Age bands in WF17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

1,251 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

649 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

1,783 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,636 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,103 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF17 9 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

27

within 5 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    314 m

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    511 m

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    2.3 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    2.3 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    2.3 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.4 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    2.4 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.6 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    2.6 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    2.6 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.9 km

  • DRIGHLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DRIGHLINGTON, BRADFORD, BD11 1JU

    ODS code B86678

    2.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.1 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    3.2 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    3.3 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    3.5 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GREEN WAY PRACTICE, CLECKHEATON HEALTH CENTRE, GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85030

    3.5 km

  • GILDERSOME HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86101

    3.8 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    4.1 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 27 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Birstall Smithies

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Smithies Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Smithies Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Wilton Court

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles

  • Wilton Court

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 002A, 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

7,575 of 33,755

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

Schools

78 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 12 secondary schools. Birstall Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 881 events.

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