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

WF12 8LD 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 8LD 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 48% on July. Kirklees 018D: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **Dewsbury, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **No property in WF12 8LD 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=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 018D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **£208,427 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF12 8LD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **Low road and rail noise at WF12 8LD**: 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=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **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=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Earlsheaton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earlsheaton-infant-school-e150569) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Paradise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paradise-primary-school-e132099) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Madni Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madni-academy-e107794) | Independent | 730 m (9 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 | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Pentland Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentland-infant-and-nursery-school-e107690) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Rida Girls High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-girls-high-school-e144811) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Orchard Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-primary-academy-e142003) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 43% 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) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2023 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £143,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £244,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR. (730 m)
- Pharmacies: CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (800 m); EARLSHEATON PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Dewsbury (920 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Dewsbury (960 m, Iceland); Tesco Dewsbury Esso Express (1 km, 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 018D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). Kirklees 018D has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 018D was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,949** (2021). Kirklees 018D had 1,949 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,194th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 018D, 98.0% 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.

## 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: 53.6827, -1.6148

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=-1.6148,53.6827,WF128LD

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