High deprivation
IMD England
144
Crime · May '26
£169,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WF12 8PZ
Postcode
WF12 8PZ
Coordinates
53.6923, -1.5968
Grid reference
SE267218
Easting
426,724
Northing
421,838
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WMCR3+W7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dewsbury
Travel to Work
Wakefield and Castleford
ITL Region
Wakefield
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.
13089
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13089 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 8PZ
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£175,142
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £169,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £195,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£203k£176k£150k
Aug '23Apr '24Jul '24Nov '25Dec '25
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 8PZ
Crime trends · near WF12 8PZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
866238
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
73
YoY +28%
ASB
33207
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -36%
Vehicle Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +100%
Burglary
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.5%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian48.4%
No religion43.5%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4917.3%
65–7414.8%
25–3412.5%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Other20.2%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
All members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
+ 8 other households · 29.3%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaOssett and Denby Dale E14001418
Constituency
E14001418West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ossett
Constituency code
E14001418
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Wakefield, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
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
Wakefield District
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 021A E01011823
E01011823MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 021 E02002458
E02002458LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 021A E01011823
E01011823MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 021 E02002458
E02002458Urban: 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
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:33 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 8PZ 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: 13089
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011823 and MSOA E02002458 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF12 8PZ 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 8PZ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Wakefield · WF5 9QP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Orchard Primary Academy
Kirklees · WF12 8QT
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Highfield School
Wakefield · WF5 9BS
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Earlsheaton Infant School
Kirklees · WF12 8JF
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Kirklees · WF12 7LX
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Manor Croft Academy
Kirklees · WF12 7DW
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Kirklees · WF12 7HP
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Wakefield · WF5 9DG
Not judged
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Kirklees · WF17 6DW
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School
Kirklees · WF13 1NS
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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