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WF17 9DA

Birstall & Birkenshaw · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF17 9DB 94 m
WF17 9DD 94 m
WF17 9BZ 106 m
WF17 9DE 107 m
WF17 9LN 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 9DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 9
Latitude
53.740702
Longitude
-1.655323
British National Grid easting
422,832
British National Grid northing
427,200

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
E00055708
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 002F · E01011059
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 002 · E02002272

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
119, Lowood Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9DA 15 August 2024 £120,000
120, Lowood Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9DA 12 April 2024 £99,000
128, Lowood Lane, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9DA 3 September 2021 £146,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
45
Secondary
9

  1. Fieldhead Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    249 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    879 m

  3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 640
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Public order 136
  • Shoplifting 115

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

27 female, 27 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF17 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
63.6%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    1.2 km

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    1.2 km

  • DRIGHLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DRIGHLINGTON, BRADFORD, BD11 1JU

    ODS code B86678

    1.7 km

  • GILDERSOME HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86101

    2.5 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85008

    3.1 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    3.1 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    3.2 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    3.2 km

  • WINDSOR HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 CORPORATION STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9NB

    ODS code B86057

    3.3 km

  • THE DEKEYSER GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLE FOUNTAIN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EN

    ODS code B86067

    3.3 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    3.6 km

  • SOUTH QUEEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTH QUEEN ST MEDICAL CENTRE, SOUTH QUEEN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EW

    ODS code B86028

    3.7 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.8 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    3.9 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    3.9 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    4.0 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    4.0 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    4.1 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    4.3 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85030

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rochester Road

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Rochester Road

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Raikes Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Raikes Lane

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Fieldhead Academy

    BCT · Birstall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 002F, 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

2,076 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £120,000 from 3 recorded sales in WF17 9DA. 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

Published establishments

65 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 9 secondary schools. Fieldhead Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 640 events.

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