# WF12 9QE: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF12 9QE 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 9QE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12) › [WF12 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12-9)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Kirklees 019D: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **Ravensthorpe, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **8 of 66 properties in WF12 9QE at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 41 at medium risk, 17 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF12 9QE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **Loud road and rail noise at WF12 9QE**: Road 67 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **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=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headfield-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e107707) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pentland Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentland-infant-and-nursery-school-e107690) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Rida Girls High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-girls-high-school-e144811) | Independent | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-lees-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infant-and-nursery-school-e107705) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Rida Boys High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-boys-high-school-e147171) | Independent | 650 m (8 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 | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Boothroyd Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boothroyd-primary-academy-e140234) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-paulinus-catholic-primary-academy-e148485) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £170,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2024 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| June 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| February 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2023 | £156,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE (330 m); SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR. (820 m); THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: SAVILLE TOWN PHARMACY (330 m); NOBLE'S CHEMIST (550 m); ASDA PHARMACY (850 m); BREWERY LANE PHARMACY (890 m); SYKES CHEMIST (910 m)
- Dental practices: DEWSBURY DENTAL CARE (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dewsbury Superstore (940 m, Asda)

## 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 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.9** (2025). Kirklees 019D has a deprivation score of 39.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,586th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £141,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 019D was £141,500 in 2025. Joint 1,958th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,801** (2021). Kirklees 019D had 1,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,835th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 019D, 94.7% 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: 53.6804, -1.6378

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=-1.6378,53.6804,WF129QE

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