WF16 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF16 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.3%
Gigabit-capable
97.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WF16 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 356 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.3%.
Around 0% of premises in WF16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WF16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AB | 75% | 75% |
| WF16 0AD | 100% | 94.4% |
| WF16 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WF16 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Kirklees
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WF16
Police recorded 364 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 148 | 40.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 | 18.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 28 | 7.7% |
| Public order | 27 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 6.0% |
| Other theft | 20 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 16 | 4.4% |
| Shoplifting | 12 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WF16
Based on 99 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF16 is £175,000, up 9.4% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£245,000
22 sales
Semi-detached
£175,000
40 sales
Terraced
£145,000
32 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Carriage Way | WF16 0NN |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | King Street | WF16 9LN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached | Little Green Lane | WF16 9HF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £184,000 | Detached | Lowcliff Walk | WF16 0PT |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £227,000 | Detached | Hollinbank Lane | WF16 9NW |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Longfield Road | WF16 9EJ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced | High Street | WF16 0AJ |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | White Lee Road | WF16 9BE |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £267,000 | Detached | Fieldhead Way | WF16 9DU |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £318,000 | Detached | Walkley Lane | WF16 0PD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Kirklees demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Kirklees district (433,216 residents, 177,989 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 17.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WF16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,522 | WF16 0AH |
| Heckmondwike Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 411 | WF16 0AN |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | WF16 9EA |
| Co-op Academy Smithies Moor | Primary | 3–11 | 148 | WF16 9BB |
| Brian Jackson College | Not applicable | 13–18 | 74 | WF16 0AD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WF16
103 rated food businesses operate in WF16. 58 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ankar Vapes, Wines and Groceries, Burger Avenue, Cherry Tree Rooms, Claremont House, Co Op Academy Smithies Moor.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF16
From a sample of 156 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WF16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
27%
Band D
50%
Band E
14%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Kirklees
Landlines around WF16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.