WF17 0BQ postcode in Batley, Kirklees

WF17 0BQ is a postcode in Batley, in the Batley East ward of Kirklees. It is in the Dewsbury and Batley 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 WF17 0BQ can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £249,950 Homes sold in WF17 0, last 12 months. ▲ 24.4% on the year before Nearest station Batley 1.2 km in a straight line

Where WF17 0BQ is, and what is near it

Map of WF17 0BQ and what is near it Map of WF17 0BQ: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the WF17 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 20 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF17 0AA: also in WF17 0WF17 0AB: also in WF17 0WF17 0AD: also in WF17 0WF17 0AE: also in WF17 0WF17 0AF: also in WF17 0WF17 0AG: also in WF17 0WF17 0AH: also in WF17 0WF17 0AJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0AL: also in WF17 0WF17 0AP: also in WF17 0WF17 0AQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0AR: also in WF17 0WF17 0AS: also in WF17 0WF17 0AT: also in WF17 0WF17 0AU: also in WF17 0WF17 0AX: also in WF17 0WF17 0AY: also in WF17 0WF17 0BA: also in WF17 0WF17 0BB: also in WF17 0WF17 0BD: also in WF17 0WF17 0BE: also in WF17 0WF17 0BG: also in WF17 0WF17 0BH: also in WF17 0WF17 0BJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0BL: also in WF17 0WF17 0BP: also in WF17 0WF17 0BS: also in WF17 0WF17 0BT: also in WF17 0WF17 0BX: also in WF17 0WF17 0BY: also in WF17 0WF17 0BZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0ES: also in WF17 0WF17 0ET: also in WF17 0WF17 0EU: also in WF17 0WF17 0EX: also in WF17 0WF17 0EY: also in WF17 0WF17 0EZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0HA: also in WF17 0WF17 0HB: also in WF17 0WF17 0HD: also in WF17 0WF17 0HE: also in WF17 0WF17 0HG: also in WF17 0WF17 0LE: also in WF17 0WF17 0LF: also in WF17 0WF17 0LG: also in WF17 0WF17 0LH: also in WF17 0WF17 0LJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0LL: also in WF17 0WF17 0LN: also in WF17 0WF17 0LP: also in WF17 0WF17 0LQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0LR: also in WF17 0WF17 0LS: also in WF17 0WF17 0LT: also in WF17 0WF17 0LU: also in WF17 0WF17 0LW: also in WF17 0WF17 0LX: also in WF17 0WF17 0LY: also in WF17 0WF17 0LZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0NH: also in WF17 0WF17 0PP: also in WF17 0WF17 0PR: also in WF17 0WF17 0PS: also in WF17 0WF17 0PT: also in WF17 0WF17 0PU: also in WF17 0WF17 0PW: also in WF17 0WF17 0PX: also in WF17 0WF17 0PY: also in WF17 0WF17 0PZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0QA: also in WF17 0WF17 0QB: also in WF17 0WF17 0QJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0QL: also in WF17 0WF17 0QN: also in WF17 0WF17 0QP: also in WF17 0WF17 0QQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0QS: also in WF17 0WF17 0QT: also in WF17 0WF17 0QU: also in WF17 0WF17 0QW: also in WF17 0WF17 0RE: also in WF17 0WF17 0RG: also in WF17 0WF17 0RQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0RW: also in WF17 0 Dewsbury station 3.0 kmBatley WF17 0BQ Map of WF17 0BQ and what is near it Map of WF17 0BQ: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the WF17 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 20 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Dewsbury station 3.0 kmBatley WF17 0BQ
  • WF17 0BQ
  • Other postcodes in WF17 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7192, longitude -1.6323)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF17 0BQ?

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 WF17 0BQ?

Every home and business at WF17 0BQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF17 0BQ 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF17 0BQ 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 WF17 0BQ?

Kirklees Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for WF17 0BQ 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 WF17 0BQ 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 WF17 0BQ.

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 WF17 0BQ: 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 WF17 0BQ 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 WF17 0BQ?

Homes in WF17 0 sold for a typical £249,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 89 sales, up 24.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£249,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£201,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 24.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £357,500 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £223,500 41 sales
  • Terraced £149,000 22 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 WF17 district: a typical £185,975 from 362 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 WF17 0BQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF17 0BQ 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

Food hygiene ratings at WF17 0BQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF17 0BQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF17 0BQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around WF17 0BQ. The largest share of them, 41%, 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 WF17 0BQ

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 £4,068 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 290 (41%)£1,627
Band Babout 100 (14%)£1,899
Band Cabout 130 (19%)£2,170
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,441
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£2,984
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,526
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 50% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 WF17 0BQ is in (ONS area E01011023), 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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest open schools to WF17 0BQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF17 0BQ, 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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF17 0BQ is Batley Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 3.0 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 Chinewood Avenue, 89 m away.

More stations near WF17 0BQ, 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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF17 0BQ, 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 WF17 0BQ?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF17 0BQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Alfa Power Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near WF17 0BQ?

The nearest to the centre of WF17 0BQ, 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 WF17 0BQ?

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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF17 0BQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Linson Court Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01924 600658 1.0 kmWalk
  • Lydgate Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01325 351100 1.5 kmCycle
  • 61 Track Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 472804 1.7 kmCycle

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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF17 0BQ, 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 WF17 0BQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF17 0BQ 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 WF17 0BQ in a conservation area?

The centre of WF17 0BQ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WF17 0BQ?

Police.uk records 305 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF17 0BQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences107 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Shoplifting36 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: burglary 12, other theft 11, drugs 11, other crime 10, robbery 8, 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 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 WF17 0BQ

Ward
Batley East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Batley
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF17 0RW50 mWF17 0HE60 mWF17 0BH80 mWF17 0BG90 mWF17 0LZ110 mWF17 0LG110 m
All of WF17

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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