UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wf16
WF16Heckmondwike, Kirklees, England
House prices in WF16, Heckmondwike
Homes in WF16 sold for a median of £170,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 236 standard sales.
It is the third cheapest of the 15 postcode districts in the Kirklees council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 36 | £236,500 | £195,000 to £306,000 |
| Semi-detached | 112 | £178,000 | £152,000 to £206,000 |
| Terraced | 77 | £145,000 | £123,000 to £180,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11 | £70,000 | £60,000 to £82,000 |
WF16 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the WF postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of WF16's, it was £2,551 per m² from 459 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 33%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £70,000, 39% less than the £115,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in WF16
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF16 9, around Heckmondwike, with a median of £178,500, and lowest in WF16 0, around Heckmondwike, at £161,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WF16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 27 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WF16 0LL | £244,000 | 4 |
| WF16 9NR | £240,000 | 5 |
| WF16 9HF | £226,500 | 4 |
| WF16 9AZ | £225,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0PF | £215,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9FB | £209,500 | 6 |
| WF16 9AE | £205,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9FD | £200,000 | 8 |
| WF16 9NZ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0BN | £193,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0DU | £187,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9BB | £180,500 | 4 |
| WF16 9HG | £177,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0DA | £175,000 | 4 |
| WF16 9LU | £173,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9LZ | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0PD | £165,500 | 4 |
| WF16 9AA | £165,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9RJ | £165,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0ET | £164,000 | 4 |
| WF16 9EJ | £155,000 | 4 |
| WF16 0BA | £150,000 | 4 |
| WF16 0EG | £140,000 | 5 |
| WF16 9BZ | £135,000 | 3 |
| WF16 9LN | £95,000 | 3 |
| WF16 0PW | £77,500 | 3 |
| WF16 9LB | £70,000 | 7 |
Prices over time
The median rose 43%, from £119,000 in 2016 to £170,000 in 2025, less than the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Coal mining
All 359 live postcodes in WF16 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Kirklees council area
Median sale price of the 15 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WF16 is the third cheapest.
- HD9 Holmfirth£280,000
- HD8 Huddersfield£271,000
- WF14 Mirfield£243,000
- BD19 Cleckheaton£220,000
- HD7 Huddersfield£217,000
- HD2 Huddersfield£215,000
- HD3 Huddersfield£205,000
- WF15 Liversedge£200,000
- WF12 Dewsbury£195,000
- WF17 Batley£185,500
- HD4 Huddersfield£185,000
- HD5 Huddersfield£181,000
- WF16 Heckmondwike, this district£170,000
- WF13 Dewsbury£150,000
- HD1 Huddersfield£137,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £76,000 for a flat on Brooke Street to £370,000 for a detached house on Greenfields.
The latest standard sales recorded in WF16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 20 Capas Heights WaySold for £184,950
- 28 GreenfieldsSold for £370,000
- 11 Walkley AvenueSold for £160,000
- Flat 1, Chapel Mews Brooke StreetSold for £80,000
- Flat 4, Chapel Mews Brooke StreetSold for £76,000
- 8 Boundary StreetSold for £117,000
- 8 Princes StreetSold for £138,000
- 44 Leeds Old RoadSold for £220,000
- 3 Sheila TerraceSold for £200,000
- 31 Little Green LaneSold for £360,000
Living in WF16
Crime
99 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 78 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 98% of homes can get it
Higher than 92 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,441 a year in Kirklees for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 8 | |
| C | 126 | |
| D | 103 | |
| E | 15 | |
| F | 4 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 52 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 47 | ||
| 6 |
About these figures
The figures come from 236 standard sales in WF16, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.