Among the most deprived
IMD England
218
Crime · May '26
£175,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WF12 8QT
Postcode
WF12 8QT
Coordinates
53.6886, -1.6024
Grid reference
SE263214
Easting
426,352
Northing
421,421
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WM9QX+C2
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.
4489
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4489 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 8QT
HM Land Registry · Kirklees
Average price
£170,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £175,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £185,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£185k£168k£150k
Jun '24Sep '24Nov '24
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Police Recorded Crime near WF12 8QT
Crime trends · near WF12 8QT
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.91.2%
Other White3.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
No religion54.8%
Christian38.0%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
35–4919.8%
25–3418.9%
50–6417.6%
10–158.8%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Other18.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.3%
+ 7 other households · 33.3%
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 018A E01011121
E01011121MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 018 E02002288
E02002288LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kirklees 018A E01011121
E01011121MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 018 E02002288
E02002288Urban: 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
3:48 AM
Sunrise
8:34 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:48 AM
Sunset (today)
8:34 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 8QT 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: 4489
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011121 and MSOA E02002288 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF12 8QT 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
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