WF16 9LN postcode in Heckmondwike, Kirklees
WF16 9LN 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.
Where WF16 9LN is, and what is near it
- WF16 9LN
- Other postcodes in WF16 9: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 30 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 53.7096, longitude -1.6751)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after WF16 9LN?
- KirkleesCouncil, for all local services Kirklees: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around WF16 9LN Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West YorkshirePolice force area
- Spen ValleyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Kim Leadbeater (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Kim Leadbeater
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 9LN?
Every home and business at WF16 9LN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 9LN?
BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF16 9LN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for WF16 9LN on BinDayBuddySource: 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 9LN 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 9LN.
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 9LN: 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 9LN 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 9LN?
Homes in WF16 9 sold for a typical £181,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £230,000 10 sales
- Semi-detached £185,000 33 sales
- Terraced £133,000 13 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 postcodeSource: 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 9LN
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in WF16 9LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 April 2026. The middle sale was £95,000, from £57,000 to £115,000. Across WF16 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £181,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 9LN?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around WF16 9LN. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 410 (59%) | £1,627 |
| Band B | about 140 (20%) | £1,899 |
| Band C | about 70 (10%) | £2,170 |
| Band D | about 60 (9%) | £2,441 |
| Band E | about 20 (3%) | £2,984 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,526 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,068 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,882 |
When the homes were built
- 57% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 3% 1919 to 1939
- 8% 1945 to 1964
- 11% 1965 to 1982
- 11% 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 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 9LN is in (ONS area E01011166), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 9LN?
The nearest open schools to WF16 9LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 9LN?
The nearest railway station to the centre of WF16 9LN is Dewsbury Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.
- Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
- Batley Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
30 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Claremont, 88 m away.
More stations near WF16 9LN, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near WF16 9LN?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF16 9LN, 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.
- Cook Lane Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 402073 150 mWalk
- Brookroyd House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 403061 350 mWalk
- Undercliffe Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 403406 350 mWalk
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 9LN?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WF16 9LN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near WF16 9LN?
The nearest to the centre of WF16 9LN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Bupa Dental Care Heckmondwike Phone 01924 405085 200 mWalk
- Kirklees Dental Centre Phone 07432 483902 450 mWalk
- Junction Dental Practice Phone 01924 402589 800 mWalk
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 9LN?
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.
- Dewsbury and District Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2024 · Phone 0844 811 8110 1.7 kmCycle
- Huddersfield Private Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01484 533131 9.9 kmDrive
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 9LN?
The nearest care homes to the centre of WF16 9LN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Abuv & Beyond Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 405760 150 mWalk
- Claremont House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01484 517538 200 mWalk
- Garlands Residential Care Home Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01924 404122 500 mWalk
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 9LN?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF16 9LN, 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.
- Northgate Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:45am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01924 402323 150 mWalk
- Well, Morrisons Superstore Mon to Fri 8:45am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01924 402542 300 mWalk
- Pharmacy Wise Heckmondwike Mon to Fri 8am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6:45pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01924 410008 350 mWalk
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 9LN?
The nearest vets to the centre of WF16 9LN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Calder Vets Phone +44 1924 407407 350 mWalk
- Abbey House 2.9 kmCycle
- Calder Vets 3.9 kmCycle
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 9LN in a conservation area?
The centre of WF16 9LN 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 9LN?
Police.uk records 240 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF16 9LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: shoplifting 14, other theft 12, drugs 10, other crime 5, robbery 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for WF16 9LN
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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