WF4 4BS

Kirkburton · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 4BT 436 m
WF4 4BP 443 m
WF4 4BU 520 m
HD8 9TW 699 m
WF4 4DN 740 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 4BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4
Latitude
53.628133
Longitude
-1.670998
British National Grid easting
421,856
British National Grid northing
414,671

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E04012086
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00056411
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 051D · E01011197
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 051 · E02002321

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cockermouth Farm, 5, The Cottage, Cockermouth Lane, Flockton Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4BS 6 September 2022 £405,000
The Barn, Cockermouth Lane, Flockton Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4BS 30 November 2007 £625,000
Cockermouth Farm, 5, The Cottage, Cockermouth Lane, Flockton Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4BS 29 June 2007 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
5
  1. Grange Moor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Flockton CofE (C) First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. Kirkburton Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
96
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Public order 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Burglary 7
  • Other crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

8 female, 13 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.0
WF4 4 residents
8,906

Age bands in WF4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,336 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

818 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

2,751 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,073 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 4 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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

4

within 5 km

  • LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES

    HIGHGATE LANE, LEPTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0HH

    ODS code B85031

    2.7 km

  • KIRKBURTON HEALTH CENTRE

    5A SHELLEY LANE, KIRKBURTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0SJ

    ODS code B85026

    3.0 km

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    4.3 km

  • THE WATERLOO PRACTICE

    WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE, WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 9XP

    ODS code B85024

    4.8 km

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

Nearby transport

  • Linfit Lane Top

    BCT · Flockton

    0.2 miles
  • Linfit Lane Top

    BCT · Flockton

    0.2 miles
  • Beaconsfield House

    BCT · Flockton

    0.2 miles
  • Beaconsfield House

    BCT · Flockton

    0.3 miles
  • Cock Hat Wood

    BCT · Grange Moor

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 051D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,020 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £405,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF4 4BS. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Grange Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

96 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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