WF12 0JZ

Dewsbury South · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dewsbury
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF12 0LA 46 m
WF12 0JR 85 m
WF12 0JS 178 m
WF12 0JH 187 m
WF12 0JP 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 0JZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0
Latitude
53.664609
Longitude
-1.617065
British National Grid easting
425,401
British National Grid northing
418,747

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00056746
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 028C · E01011254
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 028 · E02002298

Postcode source versions

Explore WF12

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Church Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0JZ 30 March 2026 £260,000
Chestnuts, Church Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0JZ 13 September 2022 £765,000
Chestnuts, Church Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0JZ 16 June 2021 £670,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
41
Secondary
6
  1. Thornhill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    488 m
  2. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

    Academy converter

    533 m
  3. Overthorpe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 526
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
118

71 female, 47 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
4.9
WF12 0 residents
9,966

Age bands in WF12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,828 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,192 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,260 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,625 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,736 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF12 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.2%
Gigabit-capable
96.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    495 m

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    1.3 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    1.9 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

    SCARBOROUGH STREET, SAVILE TOWN, DEWSBURY, DEWSBURY, WF12 9AY

    ODS code B85645

    2.0 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SAVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, THE SIDINGS, DEWSBURY, WF12 9QU

    ODS code B85652

    2.2 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.9 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

    DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85004

    3.0 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    3.0 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WILLIAM STREET, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7BD

    ODS code B85620

    3.3 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    3.3 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

    RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85009

    3.3 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.7 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.5 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    4.6 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    4.9 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

    LOCALA SAS, PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y00081

    4.9 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

    69 PURLWELL LANE, MOUNT PLEASANT, BATLEY, WF17 7PF

    ODS code B85041

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Frank Lane

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Mount

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles
  • Combs Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles
  • Rectory Park

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles
  • Combs Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 028C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,832 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £512,500 from 2 recorded sales in WF12 0JZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kirklees is £205,773 in June 2026, up 5.4% year on year.

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Thornhill Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 488 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 526 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.