WF17 6LH - Information

Overview

The WF17 6LH postcode is in Kirklees, Kirklees postcode town, within Yorkshire and The Humber, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the WF17 6LH area, explore the WF17 6LH Crime Rates page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the WF17 6LH area, visit the WF17 6LH House Prices

Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -1.6197881543910935, 53.70802426407028 ]
  • What 3 Words: aspect.tricks.ally
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NameType
Postcode AreaWF17
WardDewsbury East
Middle layer Super Output AreaShaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
Lower Tier Local AuthorityKirklees
Upper Tier Local AuthorityKirklees
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaHuddersfield
Police ForceWest Yorkshire
NHS Care BoardNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardDewsbury East
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencyDewsbury
Multiple Deprivation Index22501

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is White suburban communities / Comfortable suburbia / Industrial and Multi-ethnic, while the work-zone classification is Industrial units.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Hanging Heaton(0.21 mi)

  • Hanging Heaton, (0.21 mi)
  • Soothill, Lower, (0.41 mi)
  • Lower Soothill, (0.41 mi)
  • Mount Pleasant, (0.60 mi)
  • Batley, (0.63 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is Batley Rail Station(0.19 mi)

  • Batley Rail Station, (0.19 mi)
  • Batley Rail Station, (0.19 mi)
  • Mill Lane New St, (0.20 mi)
  • Rouse Mill Lane Back Station Rd, (0.20 mi)
  • Rouse Mill Lane Spurr St, (0.21 mi)
  • Mill Lane New St, (0.21 mi)
  • High St Mill Lane, (0.21 mi)
  • High St Mill Lane, (0.22 mi)
  • Commonside Wood Lane, (0.27 mi)
  • Soothill Lane Clutton St, (0.28 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is Batley(0.14 mi)

  • Batley, (0.14 mi)
  • Dewsbury, (1.24 mi)
  • Ravensthorpe, (2.61 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport(35.91 mi)

  • Manchester Airport, (35.91 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Mill Lane Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement3-11WF17 6EG (0.22 mi)Details
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary, Outstanding3-11WF17 5AH (0.45 mi)Details
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good4-11WF17 6DW (0.53 mi)Details
Warwick Road Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11WF17 6BS (0.56 mi)Details
Lydgate Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good4-11WF17 6EY (0.60 mi)Details
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary, Good3-11WF17 5LP (0.68 mi)Details
Hyrstmount Junior SchoolPrimary, Good7-11WF17 7NS (0.69 mi)Details
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary, Good3-7WF12 7HP (0.72 mi)Details
Cambridge Street SchoolSecondary, Good11-16WF17 5QW (0.74 mi)Details
Purlwell Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary, Good3-7WF17 7PE (0.75 mi)Details
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary, Good7-11WF12 7LX (0.77 mi)Details
Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary, Good4-11WF13 2DQ (0.89 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

The nearest GP to this postcode is GROVE HOUSE SURGERY(0.33 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
grove house surgeryActivegrove house surgery, soothill lane, batley, west yorkshire01924476363WF17 5SS
mount pleasant med centreActivemount pleasant med centre, 69 purlwell lane, mount pleasant,batley, west yorkshire01924474499WF17 7PF
wellington houseActivewellington house surgery, henrietta street, batley, west yorkshire01924669960WF17 5DN
broughton house gp surgeryActive20 new way, batley, west yorkshire01924420244WF17 5QT
cherry tree surgeryActivecherry tree surgery, 132 upper commercial st., batley, west yorkshire01924471115WF17 5DH
batley health centre surgeryActivethe health centre, 130 upper commercial st., batley, west yorkshire01924351540WF17 5ED
windsor medical centreActivewindsor medical centre, 2 william st, leeds rd, dewsbury, west yorkshire01924465699WF12 7BD
Nearby Amenities

WF17 6LH Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of WF176LH is 343 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 42 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (1106), Between 25 to 34 (847), and Between 45 to 54 (844).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 270 people, followed by Pakistani with a total of 36.

Education

Regarding education, 76 adults have Level 4, while 35 have No qualifications.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (338), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (238).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Professional occupations (34)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (28), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (27)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (159), followed by No religion (112).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (66) followed by Small employers and own account workers (37), and Intermediate occupations (31).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (464), and 326 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1509) and Middle East and Asia (48).