WF17 9AJ postcode in Batley, Kirklees

WF17 9AJ is a postcode in Batley, 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 WF17 9AJ is, and what is near it

Map of WF17 9AJ and what is near it Map of WF17 9AJ: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the WF17 9 sector, 3 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. WF17 9AA: also in WF17 9WF17 9AB: also in WF17 9WF17 9AG: also in WF17 9WF17 9AH: also in WF17 9WF17 9AL: also in WF17 9WF17 9AN: also in WF17 9WF17 9AP: also in WF17 9WF17 9AQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9AR: also in WF17 9WF17 9AT: also in WF17 9WF17 9AU: also in WF17 9WF17 9AW: also in WF17 9WF17 9AX: also in WF17 9WF17 9AY: also in WF17 9WF17 9BA: also in WF17 9WF17 9DS: also in WF17 9WF17 9DU: also in WF17 9WF17 9DX: also in WF17 9WF17 9DY: also in WF17 9WF17 9DZ: also in WF17 9WF17 9EA: also in WF17 9WF17 9EB: also in WF17 9WF17 9ED: also in WF17 9WF17 9EE: also in WF17 9WF17 9EF: also in WF17 9WF17 9EG: also in WF17 9WF17 9EH: also in WF17 9WF17 9EJ: also in WF17 9WF17 9EL: also in WF17 9WF17 9EN: also in WF17 9WF17 9EQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9ER: also in WF17 9WF17 9ES: also in WF17 9WF17 9ET: also in WF17 9WF17 9EU: also in WF17 9WF17 9EW: also in WF17 9WF17 9EX: also in WF17 9WF17 9EY: also in WF17 9WF17 9FB: also in WF17 9WF17 9HA: also in WF17 9WF17 9HB: also in WF17 9WF17 9HD: also in WF17 9WF17 9HE: also in WF17 9WF17 9HF: also in WF17 9WF17 9HG: also in WF17 9WF17 9HH: also in WF17 9WF17 9HJ: also in WF17 9WF17 9HL: also in WF17 9WF17 9HN: also in WF17 9WF17 9HP: also in WF17 9WF17 9HQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9HR: also in WF17 9WF17 9HS: also in WF17 9WF17 9HT: also in WF17 9WF17 9HU: also in WF17 9WF17 9HW: also in WF17 9WF17 9HX: also in WF17 9WF17 9HY: also in WF17 9WF17 9HZ: also in WF17 9WF17 9JA: also in WF17 9WF17 9JB: also in WF17 9WF17 9JD: also in WF17 9WF17 9JE: also in WF17 9WF17 9JF: also in WF17 9WF17 9JG: also in WF17 9WF17 9JH: also in WF17 9WF17 9JJ: also in WF17 9WF17 9JL: also in WF17 9WF17 9JN: also in WF17 9WF17 9JP: also in WF17 9WF17 9JQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9JR: also in WF17 9WF17 9JT: also in WF17 9WF17 9JW: also in WF17 9WF17 9JX: also in WF17 9WF17 9JY: also in WF17 9WF17 9JZ: also in WF17 9WF17 9NL: also in WF17 9WF17 9NP: also in WF17 9WF17 9NQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9NR: also in WF17 9WF17 9NS: also in WF17 9WF17 9NU: also in WF17 9WF17 9NX: also in WF17 9WF17 9NY: also in WF17 9WF17 9PA: also in WF17 9WF17 9PB: also in WF17 9WF17 9PD: also in WF17 9WF17 9PE: also in WF17 9WF17 9PF: also in WF17 9WF17 9PG: also in WF17 9WF17 9PH: also in WF17 9WF17 9PJ: also in WF17 9WF17 9PL: also in WF17 9WF17 9PN: also in WF17 9WF17 9PP: also in WF17 9WF17 9PQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9PR: also in WF17 9WF17 9PS: also in WF17 9WF17 9PU: also in WF17 9WF17 9PW: also in WF17 9WF17 9PX: also in WF17 9WF17 9PY: also in WF17 9WF17 9PZ: also in WF17 9WF17 9QB: also in WF17 9WF17 9QD: also in WF17 9WF17 9QX: also in WF17 9WF17 9RB: also in WF17 9WF17 9RD: also in WF17 9WF17 9RE: also in WF17 9WF17 9RG: also in WF17 9WF17 9XA: also in WF17 9 Batley station 3.1 kmDewsbury station 4.0 kmHeckmondwikeBatley WF17 9AJ Map of WF17 9AJ and what is near it Map of WF17 9AJ: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the WF17 9 sector, 3 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. Birstall & Birkenshaw WF17 9AJ
  • WF17 9AJ
  • Other postcodes in WF17 9: press one for its page
  • 3 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. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7221, longitude -1.6662)

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 9AJ?

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 9AJ?

Every home and business at WF17 9AJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF17 9AJ 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF17 9AJ 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 9AJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF17 9AJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WF17 9AJ 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 9AJ 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 9AJ.

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 9AJ: 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 9AJ 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 9AJ?

Homes in WF17 9 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 12.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£169,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £160,998 34 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 9AJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF17 9AJ 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 9AJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF17 9AJ. 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 9AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around WF17 9AJ. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (36%). 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 9AJ

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 270 (47%)£1,627
Band Babout 120 (21%)£1,899
Band Cabout 110 (19%)£2,170
Band Dabout 40 (7%)£2,441
Band Eabout 20 (4%)£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. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 36% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 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 WF17 9AJ is in (ONS area E01011027), 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 9AJ?

The nearest open schools to WF17 9AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF17 9AJ is Batley Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 4.0 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 Fairfield School, 61 m away.

More stations near WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF17 9AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 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 WF17 9AJ?

The nearest to the centre of WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

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 9AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF17 9AJ, 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 9AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF17 9AJ 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 9AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of WF17 9AJ 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 9AJ?

Police.uk records 204 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF17 9AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences86 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Public order13 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Other theft10 reports

Also: drugs 9, other crime 9, burglary 5, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 9AJ

Ward
Heckmondwike
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Batley
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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