WF16 0AU postcode in Heckmondwike, Kirklees

WF16 0AU is a postcode in Heckmondwike, in the Heckmondwike ward of Kirklees. It is in the Spen Valley parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WF16 0AU can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £164,000 Homes sold in WF16 0, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Dewsbury 3.0 km in a straight line

Where WF16 0AU is, and what is near it

Map of WF16 0AU and what is near it Map of WF16 0AU: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the WF16 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 20 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. WF16 0AB: also in WF16 0WF16 0AD: also in WF16 0WF16 0AE: also in WF16 0WF16 0AF: also in WF16 0WF16 0AG: also in WF16 0WF16 0AH: also in WF16 0WF16 0AJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0AL: also in WF16 0WF16 0AN: also in WF16 0WF16 0AP: also in WF16 0WF16 0AQ: also in WF16 0WF16 0AR: also in WF16 0WF16 0AT: also in WF16 0WF16 0AW: also in WF16 0WF16 0AX: also in WF16 0WF16 0AY: also in WF16 0WF16 0AZ: also in WF16 0WF16 0BA: also in WF16 0WF16 0BB: also in WF16 0WF16 0BD: also in WF16 0WF16 0BE: also in WF16 0WF16 0BG: also in WF16 0WF16 0BH: also in WF16 0WF16 0BJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0BL: also in WF16 0WF16 0BN: also in WF16 0WF16 0BP: also in WF16 0WF16 0BQ: also in WF16 0WF16 0BS: also in WF16 0WF16 0BU: also in WF16 0WF16 0BW: also in WF16 0WF16 0BY: also in WF16 0WF16 0DA: also in WF16 0WF16 0DB: also in WF16 0WF16 0DD: also in WF16 0WF16 0DG: also in WF16 0WF16 0DY: also in WF16 0WF16 0DZ: also in WF16 0WF16 0ED: also in WF16 0WF16 0EE: also in WF16 0WF16 0EF: also in WF16 0WF16 0EH: also in WF16 0WF16 0EJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0EL: also in WF16 0WF16 0EN: also in WF16 0WF16 0EU: also in WF16 0WF16 0EX: also in WF16 0WF16 0EY: also in WF16 0WF16 0EZ: also in WF16 0WF16 0FA: also in WF16 0WF16 0HB: also in WF16 0WF16 0HD: also in WF16 0WF16 0HE: also in WF16 0WF16 0HF: also in WF16 0WF16 0HH: also in WF16 0WF16 0HL: also in WF16 0WF16 0HS: also in WF16 0WF16 0HW: also in WF16 0WF16 0HX: also in WF16 0WF16 0HZ: also in WF16 0WF16 0JA: also in WF16 0WF16 0JD: also in WF16 0WF16 0JE: also in WF16 0WF16 0JG: also in WF16 0WF16 0JH: also in WF16 0WF16 0JJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0JL: also in WF16 0WF16 0JN: also in WF16 0WF16 0JP: also in WF16 0WF16 0JR: also in WF16 0WF16 0JU: also in WF16 0WF16 0JW: also in WF16 0WF16 0JX: also in WF16 0WF16 0JY: also in WF16 0WF16 0JZ: also in WF16 0WF16 0LA: also in WF16 0WF16 0LD: also in WF16 0WF16 0LE: also in WF16 0WF16 0LF: also in WF16 0WF16 0LG: also in WF16 0WF16 0LH: also in WF16 0WF16 0LJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0LL: also in WF16 0WF16 0LN: also in WF16 0WF16 0LQ: also in WF16 0WF16 0LR: also in WF16 0WF16 0LS: also in WF16 0WF16 0LT: also in WF16 0WF16 0LU: also in WF16 0WF16 0LW: also in WF16 0WF16 0LX: also in WF16 0WF16 0LY: also in WF16 0WF16 0NA: also in WF16 0WF16 0NB: also in WF16 0WF16 0ND: also in WF16 0WF16 0NE: also in WF16 0WF16 0NF: also in WF16 0WF16 0NJ: also in WF16 0WF16 0NN: also in WF16 0WF16 0NP: also in WF16 0WF16 0NR: also in WF16 0WF16 0NT: also in WF16 0WF16 0NW: also in WF16 0WF16 0PW: also in WF16 0WF16 0QA: also in WF16 0WF16 0QB: also in WF16 0 2 bus stops, 400 mCook Lane Surgery 550 mDewsbury station 3.0 kmBatley station 3.2 kmHeckmondwike WF16 0AU Map of WF16 0AU and what is near it Map of WF16 0AU: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the WF16 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 20 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Heckmondwike WF16 0AU
  • WF16 0AU
  • Other postcodes in WF16 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7070, longitude -1.6707)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF16 0AU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF16 0AU?

Every home and business at WF16 0AU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF16 0AU 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF16 0AU 100% Kirklees 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF16 0AU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF16 0AU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WF16 0AU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF16 0AU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF16 0AU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Kirklees

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF16 0AU: 3,259 properties in Kirklees are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Kirklees

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF16 0AU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF16 0AU?

Homes in WF16 0 sold for a typical £164,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£164,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£158,975 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £243,750 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £159,950 11 sales
  • Terraced £153,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF16 district: a typical £175,000 from 93 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WF16 0AU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF16 0AU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF16 0AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around WF16 0AU. Over half of them (65%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (50%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF16 0AU

Band D in Kirklees for 2026‑27: £2,441. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £2,984 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (65%)£1,627
Band Babout 160 (20%)£1,899
Band Cabout 90 (11%)£2,170
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,441
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,984
Band Ffewer than 5£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hwithheld£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 50% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Kirklees before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF16 0AU is in (ONS area E01011167), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest open schools to WF16 0AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF16 0AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WF16 0AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF16 0AU is Dewsbury Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heckmondwike Grammar School, 93 m away.

More stations near WF16 0AU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF16 0AU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF16 0AU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF16 0AU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest to the centre of WF16 0AU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF16 0AU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF16 0AU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF16 0AU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF16 0AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF16 0AU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF16 0AU in a conservation area?

The centre of WF16 0AU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF16 0AU?

Police.uk records 279 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF16 0AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences112 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports
Public order25 reports
Anti-social behaviour24 reports
Burglary18 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports

Also: shoplifting 14, other theft 14, drugs 11, other crime 8, robbery 3, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WF16 0AU

Ward
Heckmondwike
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Heckmondwike
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF16 0AT30 mWF16 0AP40 mWF16 0AR60 mWF16 0AS60 mWF16 0AX80 mWF16 0AB90 m
All of WF16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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