WF17 8BS postcode in Batley, Kirklees

WF17 8BS is a postcode in Batley, in the Batley West 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 8BS can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £161,000 Homes sold in WF17 8, last 12 months. ▼ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Batley 2.2 km in a straight line

Where WF17 8BS is, and what is near it

Map of WF17 8BS and what is near it Map of WF17 8BS: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the WF17 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF17 8AA: also in WF17 8WF17 8AB: also in WF17 8WF17 8AD: also in WF17 8WF17 8AE: also in WF17 8WF17 8AF: also in WF17 8WF17 8AG: also in WF17 8WF17 8AH: also in WF17 8WF17 8AJ: also in WF17 8WF17 8AL: also in WF17 8WF17 8AP: also in WF17 8WF17 8AQ: also in WF17 8WF17 8AT: also in WF17 8WF17 8BA: also in WF17 8WF17 8BH: also in WF17 8WF17 8BJ: also in WF17 8WF17 8BL: also in WF17 8WF17 8BN: also in WF17 8WF17 8BP: also in WF17 8WF17 8BU: also in WF17 8WF17 8BW: also in WF17 8WF17 8BX: also in WF17 8WF17 8BY: also in WF17 8WF17 8BZ: also in WF17 8WF17 8DA: also in WF17 8WF17 8DB: also in WF17 8WF17 8DD: also in WF17 8WF17 8DE: also in WF17 8WF17 8DG: also in WF17 8WF17 8DH: also in WF17 8WF17 8DR: also in WF17 8WF17 8DY: also in WF17 8WF17 8DZ: also in WF17 8WF17 8EG: also in WF17 8WF17 8EP: also in WF17 8WF17 8EQ: also in WF17 8WF17 8ER: also in WF17 8WF17 8ES: also in WF17 8WF17 8EW: also in WF17 8WF17 8EX: also in WF17 8WF17 8EY: also in WF17 8WF17 8EZ: also in WF17 8WF17 8FB: also in WF17 8WF17 8FF: also in WF17 8WF17 8FG: also in WF17 8WF17 8FH: also in WF17 8WF17 8FJ: also in WF17 8WF17 8FL: also in WF17 8WF17 8FN: also in WF17 8WF17 8FR: also in WF17 8WF17 8FS: also in WF17 8WF17 8FU: also in WF17 8WF17 8FW: also in WF17 8WF17 8FX: also in WF17 8WF17 8LB: also in WF17 8WF17 8LD: also in WF17 8WF17 8LE: also in WF17 8WF17 8LG: also in WF17 8WF17 8LH: also in WF17 8WF17 8NH: also in WF17 8WF17 8PA: also in WF17 8WF17 8PD: also in WF17 8WF17 8PG: also in WF17 8WF17 8PH: also in WF17 8WF17 8PJ: also in WF17 8WF17 8PL: also in WF17 8WF17 8PN: also in WF17 8WF17 8PQ: also in WF17 8WF17 8PR: also in WF17 8WF17 8PS: also in WF17 8WF17 8PT: also in WF17 8WF17 8PW: also in WF17 8WF17 8PX: also in WF17 8WF17 8PY: also in WF17 8WF17 8PZ: also in WF17 8WF17 8RA: also in WF17 8WF17 8RD: also in WF17 8 Fairfield School 1.0 kmBatley station 2.2 kmHeckmondwike WF17 8BS Map of WF17 8BS and what is near it Map of WF17 8BS: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the WF17 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Batley WF17 8BS
  • WF17 8BS
  • Other postcodes in WF17 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7129, longitude -1.6553)

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 8BS?

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 8BS?

Every home and business at WF17 8BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF17 8BS 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF17 8BS 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 8BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF17 8BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WF17 8BS 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 8BS 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 8BS.

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 8BS: 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 8BS 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 8BS?

Homes in WF17 8 sold for a typical £161,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£161,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£172,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £220,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £197,500 21 sales
  • Terraced £136,500 46 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, 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 8BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF17 8BS 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 8BS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF17 8BS. 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 8BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around WF17 8BS. Over half of them (82%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (44%). 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 8BS

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 £3,526 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (82%)£1,627
Band Babout 70 (11%)£1,899
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,170
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,441
Band Ewithheld£2,984
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 44% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 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 WF17 8BS is in (ONS area E01011036), 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 8BS?

The nearest open schools to WF17 8BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF17 8BS is Batley Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Healey School, 122 m away.

More stations near WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF17 8BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 1.7 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 8BS?

The nearest to the centre of WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

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 8BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF17 8BS, 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 8BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF17 8BS 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 8BS in a conservation area?

The centre of WF17 8BS 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 8BS?

Police.uk records 376 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF17 8BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences141 reports
Anti-social behaviour57 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Public order27 reports
Shoplifting26 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports

Also: other theft 16, drugs 16, burglary 14, other crime 13, robbery 7, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 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 8BS

Ward
Batley West
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

Around WF17 8BS

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Nearby postcodes

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

WF17 8BN30 mWF17 8BP60 mWF17 8AP70 mWF17 8DB70 mWF17 8DA80 mWF17 8BL110 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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