Latitude: 53.7214 / 53°43'16"N
Longitude: -1.6462 / 1°38'46"W
OS Eastings: 423441
OS Northings: 425052
OS Grid: SE234250
Mapcode National: GBR JTYD.DQ
Mapcode Global: WHC9Q.PQ8H
Plus Code: 9C5WP9C3+GG
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93er23
What Three Birds: woodcock.goldcrest.yellowlegs
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
WF17 8HL is a primarily residential postcode in Batley, Kirklees. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £64,209 to £348,131 with an average of £117,936.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
The average commercial rateable value is £18,250. The most common recorded business type is School.
Batley is a town, which had a population of 80,485 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 48 people resident in WF17 8HL, of which 22 were male and 26 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF17 8HL is in the Huddersfield travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Kirklees Primary Care Trust.
WF17 8HL is approximately 75m (246ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF17 8HL
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF17 8HL
8b1: Hard-Pressed Living - Challenged Terraced Workers - Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF17 8HL
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF17 8HL include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF17 8HL are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Kirklees Borough Council
Ward
Batley West
Councillors
Gwen Lowe (Labour)
Yusra Hussain (Labour)
Shabir Pandor (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Batley and Spen
MP
Kim Leadbeater (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF17 8HL.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF17 8HL.
Carlinghow Princess Royal Junior Infant and Nursery School
Ealand Road, Carlinghow, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8HT
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Batley
Upton Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School
Stocks Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8PA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School
Healey Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 8BN
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Inadequate
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School
Park Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5LP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 16
Good
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Morley Academy
Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
BBG Academy
Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, BD19 4BE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.