# WF12 8AQ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF12 8AQ 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 8AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12) › [WF12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 95% on July. Kirklees 018C: 122 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **Dewsbury, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **No property in WF12 8AQ 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=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF12 8AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF12 8AQ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **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=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Earlsheaton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlsheaton-infant-school-e150569) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Manor Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-croft-academy-e139076) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Eastborough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastborough-academy-e150358) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bywell-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107706) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-primary-academy-e142003) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Madni Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madni-academy-e107794) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/savile-town-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infant-and-nursery-school-e107702) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Rida Girls High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-girls-high-school-e144811) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £234,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £93,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £108,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| February 2023 | £162,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: EARLSHEATON PHARMACY (200 m); BOOTS (850 m); CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: EMPIRE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (760 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS DEWSBURY (850 m); BAKER AND RIGBY DENTAL SURGEONS (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dewsbury Esso Express (310 m, Tesco); Iceland Dewsbury (530 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Dewsbury (540 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Railway Street, Dewsbury (570 m, Aldi); Tesco Dewsbury Leeds Rd Express (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,987** (July 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,987 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.8** (2025). Kirklees 018C has a deprivation score of 34.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,224th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 018C was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,650** (2021). Kirklees 018C had 1,650 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,705th 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 018C, 96.2% 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: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.6898, -1.6158

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), July 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=-1.6158,53.6898,WF128AQ

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