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WF12 8DP

Postcode

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

This report describes the area around WF12 8DP, 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 8DP

Schools near WF12 8DP

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Orchard Primary Academy
Primary. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
190 m
2 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2022
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2022
Earlsheaton Infant School
Primary
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
Manor Croft Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 47.9 (2025/26, provisional)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2022
Highfield School
Special
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good, November 2023
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Primary
1.6 km
20 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 8DP

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £165,000Orchard View, WF12 8DPSeptember 2023, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £165,000Princess Street, WF12 8QLMay 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold50 m
  • £150,000Heath Road, WF12 8RDDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold70 m
  • £153,000School Street, WF12 8QGJanuary 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £60,000Earl Street, WF12 8QJSeptember 2024, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £165,000Heath Road, WF12 8QBJanuary 2025, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £86,000Princess Street, WF12 8QHDecember 2024, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £90,000Queen Street, WF12 8QWAugust 2026, terraced, established, freehold160 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 8DP

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • CHICKENLEY PHARMACY600 m
  • EARLSHEATON PHARMACY920 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Dewsbury Esso ExpressTesco840 m

The neighbourhood: Kirklees 018A

Everything about Kirklees 018A
Deprivation score
39.5
Joint 4,691st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£165,000
Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,791
Joint 10,136th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 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.