Among the most deprived
IMD England
218
Crime · May '26
£217,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WF12 7HS
Postcode
WF12 7HS
Coordinates
53.7071, -1.6005
Grid reference
SE264234
Easting
426,470
Northing
423,481
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WP94X+RR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dewsbury
Travel to Work
Huddersfield
ITL Region
Kirklees
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3368
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3368 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WF12 7HS
HM Land Registry · Kirklees
Average price
£217,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £217,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £210,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£225k£218k£210k
Apr '24Nov '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WF12 7HS
Crime trends · near WF12 7HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1118558
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
72
YoY -28%
ASB
34217
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
24132
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +60%
Burglary
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
22145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -33%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
362412
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -17%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.7%
Pakistani4.2%
Other White2.2%
Indian1.4%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian43.7%
No religion42.9%
Muslim6.4%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4919.1%
25–3414.3%
65–7410.0%
≤48.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Other23.5%
Any member 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
+ 8 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Kirklees
Local Authority
Council AreaDewsbury and Batley E14001196
Constituency
E14001196West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dewsbury East
Constituency code
E14001196
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Kirklees, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Kirklees
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Kirklees
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - X2C4Y
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kirklees 014C E01011126
E01011126MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 014 E02002284
E02002284LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kirklees 014C E01011126
E01011126MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 014 E02002284
E02002284Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:31 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:31 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF12 7HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3368
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011126 and MSOA E02002284 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF12 7HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WF12 7HS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Kirklees · WF12 7HP
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Kirklees · WF17 6DW
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Kirklees · WF17 6EY
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Kirklees · WF12 7LX
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Mill Lane Primary School
Kirklees · WF17 6EG
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Highfield School
Wakefield · WF5 9BS
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Wakefield · WF5 9QP
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hill Top Primary Academy
Leeds · WF3 1HD
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Manor Croft Academy
Kirklees · WF12 7DW
Good
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Kirklees · WF17 5AH
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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