# WF12 0QE: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF12 0QE is a postcode in Wakefield.

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 Wakefield. Open the map at WF12 0QE for neighbourhoods and points.

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

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Wakefield 035D: 130 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **Ravensthorpe, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **1 of 10 properties in WF12 0QE at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 035D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **£199,283 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **No gigabit broadband at WF12 0QE**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **Low road and rail noise at WF12 0QE**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-community-academy-a-share-academy-e146365) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thornhill Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-junior-and-infant-school-e143231) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Overthorpe CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overthorpe-cofe-academy-e138979) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Middlestown Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middlestown-primary-academy-e143810) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| July 2025 | £790,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| June 2023 | £130,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| July 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| August 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE PADDOCK SURGERY (960 m)
- Dental practices: THORNHILL DENTAL (890 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,283** (August 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,283 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st 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 Wakefield 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: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 035D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). Wakefield 035D has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 035D was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 10,961st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Wakefield 035D had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd most 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 035D, 89.9% 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.

## 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: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6551, -1.6206

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

## Your MP

- [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale): Jade Botterill (Labour), 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=-1.6206,53.6551,WF120QE

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