WF17 8BG maps, stats, and open data
WF17 8BG lies on The Covert in Batley. WF17 8BG is located in the Batley West electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Kirklees and the English Parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - X2C4Y and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1993.
WF17 8BG maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF17 8BG geodata
| Easting | 422705 |
| Northing | 425391 |
| Latitude | 53.724433 |
| Longitude | -1.657377 |
Where is WF17 8BG?
| Street | The Covert |
| Town/City | Batley |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF17 |
WF17 8BG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF17 8BG as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90m | 295ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Batley West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Batley And Spen |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF17 8BG
2025 15 AUG £345,000 |
8, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 2024 10 JAN £330,000 |
5, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 2020 23 OCT £320,000 |
2015 16 OCT £187,000 |
1, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 2005 16 DEC £199,950 |
6, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 2000 28 JUL £94,950 |
7, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 2000 28 JAN £82,000 |
2, THE COVERT, BATLEY, WF17 8BG 1996 31 OCT £68,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF17 8BG
| Smithies Moor Lane Smithies Moor Rise (Smithies Moor Lane) | Birstall | 236m |
| Smithies Moor Lane Smithies Moor Rise (Smithies Moor Lane) | Birstall | 244m |
| Bradford Road Brookroyd Ln (Bradford Road) | Birstall | 278m |
| Bradford Road Brookroyd Ln (Bradford Road) | Birstall | 310m |
| Brookroyd Lane Bradford Rd (Brookroyd Lane) | Birstall | 329m |
Nearest railway stations to WF17 8BG
| Batley Station | 2.8km |
| Dewsbury Station | 3.9km |
| Morley Station | 5.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF17 8BG (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WF17 8BG (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 43.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 39.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 59.22Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 13.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 12.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF17 8BG (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
WF17 8BG gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF17 8BG by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 180,342 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 20,038 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 20,034 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 39,451 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,931 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,794 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF17 8BG, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF17 8BG.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
81.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF17 8BG:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF17 8BG (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF17 8BG
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Simthies Moor Lane | 18:00 | 11:00 | 262m |
| Brookroyd Lane/Bradford Road | 18:00 | 12:30 | 305m |
| Wensleydale Parade | 18:00 | 11:00 | 486m |
WF17 8BG ITL and WF17 8BG LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF17 8BG:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLE | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLE4 | West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLE44 | Calderdale and Kirklees |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000034 | Kirklees |
WF17 8BG census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF17 8BG:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00055615 | |
| LSOA | E01011027 | Kirklees 006A |
| MSOA | E02002276 | Kirklees 006 |
Nearest postcodes to WF17 8BG
| WF17 8BB | Lea Road | 99m |
| WF17 8BE | The Burrows | 115m |
| WF17 8AZ | Smithies Moor Lane | 138m |
| WF17 8BD | Smithies Moor Crescent | 145m |
| WF17 8AX | Smithies Moor Rise | 146m |
| WF17 8JL | Ealand Road | 170m |
| WF17 9AH | Magnolias | 196m |
| WF17 8JW | Lonsdale Avenue | 215m |
| WF17 9AW | Smithies Moor Lane | 227m |
| WF17 8JP | Laurel Grove | 261m |
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