WF17 9PL postcode in Batley, Kirklees

WF17 9PL 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 9PL can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in WF17 9, last 12 months. ▲ 12.4% on the year before Nearest station Batley 3.6 km in a straight line

Where WF17 9PL is, and what is near it

Map of WF17 9PL and what is near it Map of WF17 9PL: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the WF17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 18 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. WF17 9DU: also in WF17 9WF17 9DX: also in WF17 9WF17 9DY: 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 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 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 9HP: also in WF17 9WF17 9HQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9HR: also in WF17 9WF17 9HS: also in WF17 9WF17 9JD: also in WF17 9WF17 9JN: also in WF17 9WF17 9JP: also in WF17 9WF17 9JW: also in WF17 9WF17 9JX: also in WF17 9WF17 9JY: 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 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 9PN: also in WF17 9WF17 9PP: also in WF17 9WF17 9PQ: also in WF17 9WF17 9PR: also in WF17 9WF17 9PU: also in WF17 9WF17 9PW: also in WF17 9WF17 9RD: also in WF17 9WF17 9RG: also in WF17 9 3 places, 350–400 mBus stop 350 mFairfield School 1.2 kmBirstall & Birkenshaw WF17 9PL Map of WF17 9PL and what is near it Map of WF17 9PL: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the WF17 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 18 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 350 mBirstall & Birkenshaw WF17 9PL
  • WF17 9PL
  • Other postcodes in WF17 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 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 53.7314, longitude -1.6647)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF17 9PL?

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 9PL?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF17 9PL 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF17 9PL 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 9PL?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WF17 9PL.

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

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 9PL: 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 9PL 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 9PL?

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 9PL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WF17 9PL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 July 2026. 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 WF17 9PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around WF17 9PL. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 9PL

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 660 (70%)£1,627
Band Babout 140 (15%)£1,899
Band Cabout 90 (10%)£2,170
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,441
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,984
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hwithheld£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 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 9PL is in (ONS area E01011048), 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 9PL?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF17 9PL is Batley Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Low Lane, 94 m away.

More stations near WF17 9PL, 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 9PL?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 3.0 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 9PL?

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

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 9PL?

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

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

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

The centre of WF17 9PL 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 9PL?

Police.uk records 166 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF17 9PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Other theft12 reports
Public order8 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: other crime 7, burglary 6, drugs 4, shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 9PL

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 9PJ30 mWF17 9PN70 mWF17 9PH80 mWF17 9PQ80 mWF17 9NS80 mWF17 9HD80 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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