Buying a home in WF16, Heckmondwike. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£196kmost £162k–£228k

Houses per m²£2,396flats £1,529

Sold last year75593 in five years

Prices in Kirklees+6.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF16 sold for £195,683 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £161,574 and £228,041, for about 83 m² of space.

75 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £72k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF16 0 (£2,391) and the most in WF16 9 (£2,396).

Across Kirklees, prices are up 6.1% on a year ago and up 24.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £866 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £892 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in WF16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£94,605	£82k–£106k	49 m²	21
2	£166,199	£133k–£194k	62 m²	217
3	£195,683	£162k–£228k	83 m²	245
4	£238,964	£194k–£284k	103 m²	56
5+	£312,402	£246k–£392k	151 m²	30

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£95k	£166k	£196k	£239k	£312k
Detached	—	£214k	£250k	£312k	£337k
Semi-detached	—	£178k	£198k	£228k	£312k
Terraced	£92k	£135k	£164k	£210k	—
Flats	£72k	£83k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WF16

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WF16 0	£2,391	£1,842
WF16 9	£2,396	£1,216

Schools near WF16

Best state primary within 2 kmHeckmondwike Primary Academy78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBBG Academy56% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%15 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WF17 Batley · 2 km3-bed house £205k WF15 Liversedge · 2 km3-bed house £229k WF13 Dewsbury · 2 km3-bed house £171k BD19 Cleckheaton · 3 km3-bed house £245k WF14 Mirfield · 4 km3-bed house £249k WF12 Dewsbury · 4 km3-bed house £208k BD11 Bradford · 5 km3-bed house £263k LS27 Leeds · 6 km3-bed house £258k

Questions about WF16

Is WF16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Kirklees are up 6.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56% against 43.8%); 75 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WF16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF16 sold for £195,683 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £161,574 and £228,041.

How many homes sell in WF16 each year?

75 homes sold in the last year and 593 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near WF16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Heckmondwike Primary Academy, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near WF16?

For a 3-bedroom house, WF13 (£171k, 2 km), BD4 (£145k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.