WF17 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF17 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.2%
Gigabit-capable
92.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WF17 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,106 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.2%.
Around 0% of premises in WF17 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 WF17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF17 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 0AE | 60% | 0% |
| WF17 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WF17 0AG | 88.2% | 0% |
| WF17 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 0AL | 81.3% | 0% |
| WF17 0AP | 63.2% | 0% |
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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 WF17
Police recorded 373 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 155 | 41.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 | 21.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 31 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 25 | 6.7% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 14 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 13 | 3.5% |
| Other theft | 12 | 3.2% |
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 WF17
Based on 365 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF17 is £185,000, up 8.2% on the previous year (£171,000).
Detached
£313,496
61 sales
Semi-detached
£207,000
122 sales
Terraced
£145,000
154 sales
Flat / maisonette
£80,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Kester Road | WF17 8AB |
| 22 May 2026 | £162,000 | Terraced | Mortimer Avenue | WF17 8BU |
| 15 May 2026 | £93,000 | Semi-detached | Hyrst Walk | WF17 7JP |
| 7 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Brow Wood Road | WF17 0RH |
| 7 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Horner Crescent | WF17 8DS |
| 7 May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Caledonia Road | WF17 5NS |
| 6 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Rochester Road | WF17 9DD |
| 1 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Lady Ann Road | WF17 0PY |
| 1 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Dudley Avenue | WF17 0JY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Dudley Avenue | WF17 0JY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 WF17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batley Girls' High School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,415 | WF17 0LD |
| Batley Grammar School | All-through | 3–16 | 980 | WF17 0AD |
| Upper Batley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 784 | WF17 0BJ |
| Windmill CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 415 | WF17 0NP |
| Healey Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 402 | WF17 8BN |
| Warwick Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 362 | WF17 6BS |
| Carlinghow Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 304 | WF17 8HT |
| Lydgate Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 297 | WF17 6EY |
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 WF17
353 rated food businesses operate in WF17. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 64 are rated 4, and 21 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Bite fast food, Peppers fast food, ABT Polskie Specjaly, Admiral Casino, Al Hikmah Centre, Al-Noor Playgroup.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF17
From a sample of 208 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WF17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
22%
Band D
44%
Band E
19%
Band F
3%
Band G
0%
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 WF17 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.