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Thinking of living at WF17 7PE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Hyrstmount Junior School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 600 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Warwick Road Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 700 m | 0% met the expected standard |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 34.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Upper Batley High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Westborough High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Batley Grammar School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 80.2 · 64.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambridge Street School | Independent | 650 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Branch Christian School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rock House Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 840 m | 23 |
| Tennis | Padel & Co | 350 m | 13 |
| Cricket | Batley Cricket Club | 270 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Swim (Batley) | 840 m | 7 |
| Football | Ossett Town AFC | 4.9 km | 4 |
| Golf | Hanging Heaton Golf Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Heckmondwike Sports Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Dewsbury Rams | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | Mount Pleasant - Batley RLFC | 410 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Firth Park | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Boules | Heckmondwike Petanque Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Park & Court | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Spen Valley Leisure Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| No | The Horse & Jockey | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Knowl Skate Park | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Batley, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 227k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Carr Side Crescent, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 281, 283, 283A); 34 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Purlwell Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 34.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (2.5 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Abubakr Supermarket, 850 m away, with The Mount Pleasant Pharmacy closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mount Pleasant Med Centre (50 m), with Mount Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Al Habib Hair Art is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 9.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Indian Nights is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and St Andrews Community Hall the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Hyrstlands Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Batley Baths & Recreation Centre (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 18 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 58 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
36 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Al-Furqaan Preparatory School |
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| Independent |
| 1.4 km |
| – |
Every primary near WF17 7PE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.