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WF17 9FB

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 9EJ 43 m
WF17 9EQ 51 m
WF17 9AA 56 m
WF17 9AB 57 m
WF17 9ER 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF17 9FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF17
Postcode sector
WF17 9
Latitude
53.731356
Longitude
-1.658992
British National Grid easting
422,595
British National Grid northing
426,159

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
E00055723
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
74
Primary
50
Secondary
12

  1. Birstall Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    69 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m

  3. Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    867 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,682
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 787
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Public order 128
  • Other theft 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • BLACKBURN RD.MEDICAL CTR.

    BLACKBURN ROAD, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9PL

    ODS code B85025

    378 m

  • KIRKGATE SURGERY

    3 KIRKGATE, BIRSTALL, BATLEY, WF17 9HE

    ODS code B85640

    578 m

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    2.4 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    2.5 km

  • COOK LANE SURGERY

    COOK LANE, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 9JG

    ODS code B85619

    2.6 km

  • DRIGHLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DRIGHLINGTON, BRADFORD, BD11 1JU

    ODS code B86678

    2.7 km

  • LIVERSEDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALLEY ROAD, LIVERSEDGE, WF15 6DF

    ODS code B85612

    2.9 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85014

    3.0 km

  • UNDERCLIFFE SURGERY

    16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85012

    3.0 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    3.1 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.1 km

  • GILDERSOME HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86101

    3.4 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    3.5 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    3.5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    3.7 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85030

    3.7 km

  • THE DEKEYSER GROUP PRACTICE

    LITTLE FOUNTAIN STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9EN

    ODS code B86067

    3.8 km

  • WINDSOR HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 CORPORATION STREET, MORLEY, LEEDS, LS27 9NB

    ODS code B86057

    3.8 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 Market Place D

    BCT · Birstall

    0.0 miles

  • Birstall Market Place C

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Birstall Market Place B

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Nelson Street

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 miles

  • Sovereign Close

    BCT · Birstall

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 12 secondary schools. Birstall Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 69 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,682 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 787 events.

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