WF5 postcode area guide — Kirklees

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Broadband & internet speeds in WF5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WF5 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 667 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.4%.

Around 0% of premises in WF5 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 WF5

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Mobile signal around Kirklees

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WF5

Police recorded 152 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 WF5

Based on 231 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF5 is £207,500, essentially flat on the previous year (£207,500).

Latest recorded sales in WF5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WF5

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 WF5

143 rated food businesses operate in WF5. 88 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aspens Services Limited, B & M Retail Ltd, Bank Street Kitchen, Barracuda Fisheries Ltd, Bier Huis.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WF5

From a sample of 130 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WF5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 WF5 typically use:

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What's it like living in WF5?

Postcodes in WF5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.