# WF12 0BY: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF12 0BY is a postcode in Kirklees.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kirklees. Open the map at WF12 0BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12) › [WF12 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12-0)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Kirklees 028D: 169 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **Ravensthorpe, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **No property in WF12 0BY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF12 0BY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **Low road and rail noise at WF12 0BY**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Overthorpe CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overthorpe-cofe-academy-e138979) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-junior-and-infant-school-e143231) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-community-academy-a-share-academy-e146365) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-lees-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infant-and-nursery-school-e107705) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headfield-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107707) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rida Boys High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-boys-high-school-e147171) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Paradise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paradise-primary-school-e132099) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pentland Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentland-infant-and-nursery-school-e107690) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £99,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £174,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £207,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE PADDOCK SURGERY (370 m); THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: THORNHILL PHARMACY (280 m); SYKES CHEMIST (870 m); BREWERY LANE PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: THORNHILL DENTAL (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Thornhill (310 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,427** (August 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kirklees 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.7** (2025). Kirklees 028D has a deprivation score of 49.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,403rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,451** (2021). Kirklees 028D had 1,451 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,625th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 028D, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.6%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 028D, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WF12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF12 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,769** (2021). WF12 had 35,769 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 606th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WF12, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.6658, -1.6283

Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6283,53.6658,WF120BY

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12-0by