WF17 0RS postcode in Batley, Kirklees

WF17 0RS is a postcode in Batley, in the Birstall & Birkenshaw 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 WF17 0RS 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 3.2 km in a straight line

Where WF17 0RS is, and what is near it

Map of WF17 0RS and what is near it Map of WF17 0RS: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the WF17 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF17 0AW: also in WF17 0WF17 0BN: also in WF17 0WF17 0BR: also in WF17 0WF17 0DA: also in WF17 0WF17 0DD: also in WF17 0WF17 0DE: also in WF17 0WF17 0DF: also in WF17 0WF17 0DG: also in WF17 0WF17 0DH: also in WF17 0WF17 0DJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0DL: also in WF17 0WF17 0DN: also in WF17 0WF17 0DP: also in WF17 0WF17 0DQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0DR: also in WF17 0WF17 0DS: also in WF17 0WF17 0DT: also in WF17 0WF17 0DU: also in WF17 0WF17 0DW: also in WF17 0WF17 0DX: also in WF17 0WF17 0DY: also in WF17 0WF17 0DZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0EA: also in WF17 0WF17 0EB: also in WF17 0WF17 0ED: also in WF17 0WF17 0EE: also in WF17 0WF17 0EF: also in WF17 0WF17 0EG: also in WF17 0WF17 0EH: also in WF17 0WF17 0EJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0EL: also in WF17 0WF17 0EQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0EW: also in WF17 0WF17 0HF: also in WF17 0WF17 0HH: also in WF17 0WF17 0HJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0HL: also in WF17 0WF17 0HN: also in WF17 0WF17 0HP: also in WF17 0WF17 0HR: also in WF17 0WF17 0HS: also in WF17 0WF17 0HT: also in WF17 0WF17 0HU: also in WF17 0WF17 0HW: also in WF17 0WF17 0HX: also in WF17 0WF17 0HY: also in WF17 0WF17 0HZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0JA: also in WF17 0WF17 0JB: also in WF17 0WF17 0JD: also in WF17 0WF17 0JE: also in WF17 0WF17 0JF: also in WF17 0WF17 0JG: also in WF17 0WF17 0JH: also in WF17 0WF17 0JJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0JL: also in WF17 0WF17 0JN: also in WF17 0WF17 0JP: also in WF17 0WF17 0JQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0JR: also in WF17 0WF17 0JS: also in WF17 0WF17 0JT: also in WF17 0WF17 0JU: also in WF17 0WF17 0JW: also in WF17 0WF17 0JX: also in WF17 0WF17 0JY: also in WF17 0WF17 0JZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0LA: also in WF17 0WF17 0LB: also in WF17 0WF17 0LD: also in WF17 0WF17 0NA: also in WF17 0WF17 0NF: also in WF17 0WF17 0NG: also in WF17 0WF17 0NJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0NL: also in WF17 0WF17 0NN: also in WF17 0WF17 0NP: also in WF17 0WF17 0NQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0NR: also in WF17 0WF17 0NS: also in WF17 0WF17 0NT: also in WF17 0WF17 0NU: also in WF17 0WF17 0NW: also in WF17 0WF17 0NX: also in WF17 0WF17 0NY: also in WF17 0WF17 0PA: also in WF17 0WF17 0PB: also in WF17 0WF17 0PD: also in WF17 0WF17 0PE: also in WF17 0WF17 0PF: also in WF17 0WF17 0PG: also in WF17 0WF17 0PH: also in WF17 0WF17 0PJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0PL: also in WF17 0WF17 0PQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0QD: also in WF17 0WF17 0QG: also in WF17 0WF17 0QH: also in WF17 0WF17 0QL: also in WF17 0WF17 0QN: also in WF17 0WF17 0QP: also in WF17 0WF17 0QQ: also in WF17 0WF17 0QR: also in WF17 0WF17 0QX: also in WF17 0WF17 0QY: also in WF17 0WF17 0QZ: also in WF17 0WF17 0RA: also in WF17 0WF17 0RB: also in WF17 0WF17 0RD: also in WF17 0WF17 0RH: also in WF17 0WF17 0RJ: also in WF17 0WF17 0RL: also in WF17 0WF17 0RN: also in WF17 0WF17 0RP: also in WF17 0WF17 0RT: also in WF17 0 Bruntcliffe Academy 1.5 kmGP 2.3 kmBatley station 3.2 kmBirstall & Birkenshaw WF17 0RS Map of WF17 0RS and what is near it Map of WF17 0RS: its centre point, with the 202 other postcodes in the WF17 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.3 kmBatley station 3.2 kmBirstall & Birkenshaw WF17 0RS
  • WF17 0RS
  • Other postcodes in WF17 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 53.7370, longitude -1.6407)

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 WF17 0RS?

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 0RS?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF17 0RS 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF17 0RS 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 0RS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF17 0RS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 0RS: 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 0RS 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 0RS?

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 0RS

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around WF17 0RS. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). 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 0RS

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 370 (51%)£1,627
Band Babout 150 (21%)£1,899
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,170
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,441
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,984
Band Fwithheld£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 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 0RS is in (ONS area E01011052), 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 0RS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF17 0RS is Batley Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Morley Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Nab Lane, 24 m away.

More stations near WF17 0RS, 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 0RS?

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

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

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

  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Alfa Power Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 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 0RS?

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

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 0RS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF17 0RS, 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 WF17 0RS?

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

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

The centre of WF17 0RS 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 WF17 0RS?

Police.uk records 127 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF17 0RS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences42 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Other theft13 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: burglary 5, shoplifting 5, other crime 4, drugs 3, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 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 0RS

Ward
Birstall & Birkenshaw
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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Nearby postcodes

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

WF17 0HX20 mWF17 0JE50 mWF17 0HT90 mWF17 0HU90 mWF17 0JQ90 mWF17 0HY110 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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