Bacteriostatic water in Batley

Local facts for Batley

Batley sits in the WF17 postcode district (WF area), within Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

WF17 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Batley go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 11.6 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 12.3 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 12.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Batley with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 38.3 km south
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 38.9 km south
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 46.1 km north-east
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 48.2 km south-west

Nearby: Dewsbury (2.6 km), Heckmondwike (2.8 km), Morley (4.4 km), Ossett (5.2 km), Cleckheaton (5.3 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Batley lies west of Wakefield, about 9.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the WF postcode area (18 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• Mirfield, WF14, 6.1 km
• Wakefield, WF1, 9.6 km
• WF, 9.7 km
• Milnthorpe, WF2, 11.8 km
• Ashfield, WF6, 14.5 km
• Normanton, WF6, 14.5 km
• Castleford, WF10, 18.5 km
• Featherstone, WF7, 18.6 km

Postcode districts in the WF area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9, WF10, WF11, WF13, WF14, WF16, WF17.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Kirklees (9 location pages): Dewsbury 2.6 km, Heckmondwike 2.8 km, Cleckheaton 5.3 km, Mirfield 6.1 km, Huddersfield 12.5 km, Kirklees 12.6 km, HD 12.7 km, Holmfirth 19 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Batley: north, Morley (4.4 km); east, Ossett (5.2 km); south, Dewsbury (2.6 km); west, Heckmondwike (2.8 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Batley: 11; within 25 km: 54; within 50 km: 96.

Map reference: 53.7144, -1.6337 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074571667).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.