Heckmondwike is an electoral ward and town in the Spen Valley of the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, England, lying between Dewsbury and Cleckheaton. It grew up in the 19th century as part of the West Yorkshire textile trade, and the legacy of mills, Victorian terraces and former industrial premises is still visible alongside more recent housing and light industry.
The area combines a busy high street and local shops with residential suburbs and a diverse community, and benefits from good road links into Leeds and Bradford via the M62 corridor. Local life mixes market‑town traditions, community groups and periodic regeneration efforts, with a handful of listed churches and civic buildings that reflect its industrial and civic past within Kirklees.
Postcode districts covering Heckmondwike
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 25 miles
- Leeds 8.3 miles
- Bradford 6.5 miles
- Oldham 20.9 miles
- Burnley 24 miles
- Huddersfield 6.3 miles
- Rotherham 23.1 miles
- Wakefield 7.2 miles
- Rochdale 21.3 miles
- Harrogate 20.2 miles
- Halifax 8.3 miles
- Barnsley 13.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heckmondwike Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Liversedge and Gomersal Ward 1.1 miles
- Liversedge Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Batley West Ward 1.2 miles
- Dewsbury West Ward 1.7 miles
- Batley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Moor Top Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cleckheaton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.3 miles
- Dewsbury Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Mirfield Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Heckmondwike
WF17 8AN, WF16 9JR, WF16 0FA, WF16 9EU, WF16 0NL, WF16 0DX, WF15 7HH, WF15 7EE, WF16 0PS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.8 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 31.8 miles
- Dewsbury Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Batley Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Heckmondwike Ad
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 0.4 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- Manor House Lindley 5 6.9 miles
- The Mews 4.5 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 7.9 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 8.1 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 3.5 miles
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 7.9 miles
- The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 6.4 miles
Schools in Heckmondwike
- Brian Jackson College Independent - secondary
- Fairfield School Special
- Heckmondwike Grammar School Secondary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Primary
- Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.6 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 6.4 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 6.5 miles
- The University of Bradford University 6.7 miles
- Outwood Library Library 7 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.3 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 7.3 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8 miles
- Stanley Library Library 8.2 miles