Upper Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WF17 5DH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.1%	49.1%	2.0%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	52.9%	50.9%	-2.0%	49.0%	1.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WF17 5DH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.6%	44%	12.4%	37.9%	6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	44.7%	37.4%	-7.3%	44.2%	-6.8%
Separated	3.3%	5.6%	2.3%	2.2%	3.4%
Divorced	12.7%	8.9%	-3.8%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	7.8%	4%	-3.8%	6.1%	-2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.7%	40.8%	2.1%	48.4%	-7.6%
Good health	35.7%	35.3%	-0.4%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	17.4%	15.2%	-2.2%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	6.6%	6%	-0.6%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WF17 5DH this area, 35.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 13.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	41%	35.6%	-5.4%	18.2%	17.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	9.9%	-7.3%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	17.5%	1.9%	13.4%	4.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	6.9%	4.9%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	14.2%	7.2%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	5.7%	13.5%	7.8%	33.8%	-20.3%
Other	11.5%	2.3%	-9.2%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	25.5%	29.4%	3.9%	3.1%	26.3%
Pakistani	13.2%	18%	4.8%	2.7%	15.3%
Other Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.8%	1.0%
White	57.1%	46.1%	-11.0%	81.4%	-35.3%
Other	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	82.5%	-1.3%	83.2%	-0.7%
European Union	3.3%	1.8%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.3%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	11.7%	1.2%	5.6%	6.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.6%	82.3%	-0.3%	83.2%	-0.9%
10+ Years	0.9%	14.8%	13.9%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	3.9%	0.3%	-3.6%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	10.5%	0.8%	-9.7%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	20.1%	13.5%	6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.6%	37.2%	-13.6%
Christian	22%	46.2%	-24.2%
Muslim	46.6%	6.5%	40.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Upper Commercial Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Commercial Street was 1410.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 1018.9% higher than the Batley East average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Upper Commercial Street has the 2nd highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 460.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 35.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£25,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in WF17 5DH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Upper Commercial Street are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kirklees.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Upper Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF17 5DH

Average Price
£143,811

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£176,594

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£47,424

Other
£186,214

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Commercial Street

Average Price
£195,619

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£234,278

Detached
£516,191

Flats/Maisonettes
£60,814

Other
£168,257

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Commercial Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
132 Upper Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-09-24	£373,031
West End Hotel Upper Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£100,000	2020-06-10	£131,566
West End Hotel Upper Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£70,000	2016-03-29	£97,253
133 Upper Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£50,000	2015-04-23	£71,175
145 Upper Commercial Street, Batley, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£55,000	2009-02-20	£72,361

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WF17 5DH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	66
Part-Time Employee	46
Long-Term Sick or disabled	38
Looking after home or family	35
Self-Employed	28
Retired	28
Unemployed	20
Other	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	20
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	6
Education	3
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Flatts Nursery School Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU	4out of 4	2,729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Batley Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School Stocks Lane , WF17 8PA	2out of 4	170 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Batley Upton Street , WF17 8PH	3out of 4	373 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Park Road , WF17 5LP	3out of 4	618 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Albion Street , WF17 5AH	4out of 4	877 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Purlwell Lane , WF17 7PE	3out of 4	945 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upper Batley High School Blenheim Drive , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BJ	3out of 4	676 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
Batley Girls High School Windmill Lane , WF17 0LD	4out of 4	2,122 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School High Street , WF16 0AH	4out of 4	2,389 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Oxford Road , WF13 4LL	1out of 4	2,564 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westborough High School Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE	3out of 4	2,715 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Batley Grammar School Carlinghow Hill , WF17 0AD	3out of 4	873 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cambridge Street School Cambridge Street , WF17 5QW	- not rated	370 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Engage Academy Park Road , WF17 5LP	3out of 4	612 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reach Academy The Field Hill Centre , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BQ	3out of 4	656 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dale House School Ruby Street , Carlinghow WF17 8HL	- not rated	942 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairfield School White Lee Road , WF17 8AS	3out of 4	1,969 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elite Café and Patisserie	11 Branch Road, Batley	189 yd
Robertos	Robertos Italian Restaurant, The Old Post Office, 15 Market Place	190 yd
Chaiiwala Batley Ltd	9 Market Place, Batley	193 yd
Khyber Restaurant	Church Steps, Stocks Lane	215 yd
Mencap in Kirklees	Mencap, Jo Cox House, 90 Commercial Street	248 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Irish Democratic League Club	Churchfield Street, Batley	106 yd
The Royal Air Forces Association	Broughton House, Cambridge Street	283 yd
St Marys Hall	Melton Street, Carlinghow	309 yd
Admiral Casino	72 Commercial Street, Batley	327 yd
Rose Of York	466 Bradford Road, Batley	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dragon City	108 Commercial Street, Batley	148 yd
Chicken Stop Express Batley Ltd	1 Market Place, Batley	177 yd
Hardys Burgerhouse	Hardyz Burger House, 1-5 Branch Road	186 yd
Cha-Cha Pizzas	Cha Cha Pizzas, 8 Market Place	195 yd
Howies Traditional Fish And Chips	17 Branch Road, Batley	208 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Branch Road, Batley	208 yd
Asda	Batley Shopping Centre, Alfreds Way	280 yd
Iceland	Unit C Batley Shopping Centre, Alfreds Way	280 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Batley Parish Ce School STOCKS LANE	grass pitches	179 yd
St Marys Social Club And Parochial Club MELTON STREET		320 yd
Batley Baths & Recreation Centre CAMBRIDGE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	327 yd
St Marys Catholic Primary School UPTON STREET	grass pitches	526 yd
Taylor Street / Victoria TAYLOR STREET	grass pitches	658 yd
Upper Batley High School BLENHEIM DRIVE	grass pitches, tennis courts	697 yd
Dickys Gym (Closed) Hickwell Mills Hickwell Mills Hick Lane	health and fitness suite	705 yd
The Exercise Club (Closed) Bradford Road	health and fitness suite	760 yd
Batley Cricket Club PURTWELL HALL ROAD	grass pitches	849 yd
Batley Grammar School Carlinghow Hill	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	929 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	84.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	59.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.