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

WF12 8DQ 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 8DQ 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

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Kirklees 018B: 186 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **Dewsbury, 2.4 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **No property in WF12 8DQ 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=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF12 8DQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **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=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Orchard Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-primary-academy-e142003) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gawthorpe Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gawthorpe-community-academy-e137643) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earlsheaton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlsheaton-infant-school-e150569) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bywell-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107706) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-croft-academy-e139076) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-school-e108311) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-holy-trinity-cofe-va-primary-school-e108260) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shaw-cross-infant-and-nursery-school-e107608) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2024 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £86,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dewsbury Esso Express (970 m, Tesco); Tesco Ossett Express (980 m, Tesco)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 67.8** (2025). Kirklees 018B has a deprivation score of 67.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 397th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,375** (2021). Kirklees 018B had 1,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,146th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 018B, 100.0% 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: 8.4%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 018B, 8.4% 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: 53.6899, -1.5976

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.5976,53.6899,WF128DQ

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