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WF12 8QJ

Postcode

A postcode in Kirklees 018B, Dewsbury East ward, Kirklees.

This report describes the area around WF12 8QJ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WF12 8QJ

Schools near WF12 8QJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Orchard Primary Academy
Primary. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
170 m
2 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2022
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
780 m
10 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2022
Earlsheaton Infant School
Primary
860 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed
Manor Croft Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2022
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Highfield School
Special
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2023
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Primary
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WF12 8QJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £60,000Earl Street, WF12 8QJSeptember 2024, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £86,000Princess Street, WF12 8QHDecember 2024, terraced, established, freehold30 m
  • £90,000Queen Street, WF12 8QWAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £153,000School Street, WF12 8QGJanuary 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £165,000Princess Street, WF12 8QLMay 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £165,000Orchard View, WF12 8DPSeptember 2023, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £150,000Occupation Lane, WF12 8PYAugust 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £72,000Chickenley Lane, WF12 8QRSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WF12 8QJ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • CHICKENLEY PHARMACY530 m
  • EARLSHEATON PHARMACY980 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Dewsbury Esso ExpressTesco910 m

The neighbourhood: Kirklees 018B

Everything about Kirklees 018B
Deprivation score
67.8
Joint 397th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,375
Joint 17,146th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: WF12

Everything about WF12
Median sale price
£200,000
Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,769
606th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.