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WF16 postcode area · Kirklees

The WF16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees. Area Scores range from 8 to 63 across them. Every full WF16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF16 district contains both ends of the scale: Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown at 63 out of 100 (#2,534 of 6,856 in England) against Dewsbury Central & Westborough at 8, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Dewsbury Central & Westborough to £243,000 in Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown — a 2.0× gap within the WF16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,135a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF16 district

£170,000median home sold over the past year · +19.8% over 5 years · +3.2% over the year · 128 sales
Detached£267,000
Semi-detached£179,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£70,000
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & RoberttownKirklees 2,53463 £243,000
Shaw Cross & Hanging HeatonKirklees 4,27638 £218,750
Wilton Park, Carlinghow & BrookroydKirklees 4,70131 £174,000
BirstallKirklees 4,84529 £192,500
Heckmondwike NorthKirklees 5,68117 £170,000
Earlsheaton & ChickenleyKirklees 5,69517 £202,750
Staincliffe & HealeyKirklees 5,75616 £160,000
Liversedge, Littletown & MillbridgeKirklees 5,82515 £178,000
Dewsbury Central & WestboroughKirklees 6,2988 £120,000

People living in WF16 Census 2021

Residents74,477
Median age (est.)38
Density2,402per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above24%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Process & plant11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 23%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 73%Asian 23%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 32% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WF16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF16 district.

Dewsbury Heckmondwike

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF16.

WF17 WF13 WF15 WF12 WF14 BD19 BD11 WF5

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.