Hume Crest Batley, Kirklees
7 addresses across 3 postcodes (WF17), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19409089.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Kirklees costs £2,441 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 91% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Batley, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 30 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Broughton House GP Surgery, about 70 m away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 14% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 258 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Kirklees in 2026-27: Band D £2,441 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,899 | £2,170 | £2,441 | £2,984 | £3,526 | £4,068 | £4,882 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (81% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land south west of Wards Hill, Batley: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Land adjacent, Mayman Lane, Mount Pleasant, Batley: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Dixon Hall And Co Ltd, Grafton Street, Batley, WF17 6AR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 84 m and 87 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF17 5QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF17 5QT | 91% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| WF17 5QW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Dewsbury 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 64 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fox's Biscuits Batley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Batley Bus Station | 340 m |
| Car parks | Cliffe Street Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Henrietta Street Car Park GeniePoint | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broughton House GP Surgery | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mileusnic Chemist | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 23-25 | 220 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Heckmondwike Police Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Midway Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,120 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,080 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,010 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 320 m north. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m north |
| Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Crow Nest Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Rods Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Kirklees: see them on the Kirklees page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | Requires improvement (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Purlwell Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Upper Batley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hyrstmount Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Batley Grammar School | All-through | 3–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Manorfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Warwick Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Carlinghow Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batley Community Outreach Centre WF17 5QL | Other catering premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Foundations Nursery WF17 5JH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| ABT Polskie Specjaly WF17 5DQ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Charnocks Bakery WF17 5DQ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Shiraz Food & Dessert WF17 5DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Cha-Cha Pizzas WF17 5DA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 4 Good | 14 May 2026 |
| Chaiiwala Batley Ltd WF17 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Deli & Slice WF17 5DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Huba Catering WF17 5DA | Other catering premises | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Granthams Family Bakers WF17 5DA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 4 Good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Kooki Desserts, Kooki Ices WF17 5BH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Leisurely Lunch WF17 5DH | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Spices And Rices WF17 5DP | Other catering premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Dragon City WF17 5DP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Big Joe's Cafe WF17 5DP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 104 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Public order | 26 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Back Providence Street (29); On or near Mayman Close (28); On or near Brunswick Street (27); On or near Mayman Lane (23); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WF17 5QP: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- WF17 5QT: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- WF17 5QW: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Providence Street · Turner Avenue · Cobden Close · Peel Avenue · Springfield Avenue · New Way · East Street · Russell Close · Spring Gardens · Cambridge Street · Wheatcroft Avenue · Market Place
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.