WF17 5SP
The median sold price for the postcode WF17 5SP is around £128,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 135 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WF17 5SP (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £37,500 – £295,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WF17 5, last 24 months.
- Terraced£117,000(31 sales)
- Flat£78,750(12 sales)
- Semi-detached£165,250(6 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(2 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WF17 5SP median £128,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £202,350 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Kirklees neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.2× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Kirklees and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 4% of premises in WF17 5SP, compared with 93.8% across Kirklees and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 91.1% of premises across Kirklees (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Kirklees | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 91.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 4% | 93.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 84% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Kirklees: more deprived than 73% of its 260 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (64%). Average Band D in Kirklees is £2,441.07 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Kirklees: £1,627.38 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 640 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A64%
- Band B30%
- Band C5%
- Band D2%
- Band E–
- Band F–
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Mill Lane Primary School0.4 miles (690 m)Ofsted, July 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Mill Lane Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Upper Batley High School0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Upper Batley High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Batley Grammar School1.0 mile (1.5 km)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Manor Croft Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, November 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Manor Croft Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to WF17 5SP is Batley Rail Station, 0.2 miles (260 m) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.2 miles (260 m)Batley Rail Station
- 1.4 miles (2.2 km)Dewsbury Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.4 km)Ravensthorpe Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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