WF12 0PA

Kirkburton · 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 0PB 158 m
WF12 0NY 395 m
WF12 0NX 601 m
WF12 0PD 705 m
WF12 0NT 771 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 0PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0
Latitude
53.653352
Longitude
-1.648365
British National Grid easting
423,339
British National Grid northing
417,484

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
E00056704
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 028A · E01011252
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 028 · E02002298

Postcode source versions

Explore WF12

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Rhydings, Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA 28 November 2025 £900,000
Bank Farm, Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA 14 September 2023 £850,000
Dimplewell House, Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA 28 October 2022 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
4
  1. Overthorpe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  2. Thornhill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Grange Moor Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 164
  • Public order 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Anti social behaviour 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

26 female, 25 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.5% 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
4.3%
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

13

within 5 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    1.9 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    2.6 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    2.9 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code B85009

    2.9 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    3.2 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.3 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    3.5 km

  • MIRFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    DOCTOR LANE, MIRFIELD, WF14 8DU

    ODS code B85019

    4.1 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    4.1 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    4.1 km

  • LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES

    HIGHGATE LANE, LEPTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0HH

    ODS code B85031

    4.7 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    4.8 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitley Grange

    BCT · Whitley (Dewsbury)

    0.5 miles
  • Whitley Grange

    BCT · Whitley (Dewsbury)

    0.5 miles
  • Jacksons Lane

    BCT · Whitley (Dewsbury)

    0.5 miles
  • Jacksons Lane

    BCT · Whitley (Dewsbury)

    0.6 miles
  • Quebec Cottage

    BCT · Whitley (Dewsbury)

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 028A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,031 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £850,000 from 3 recorded sales in WF12 0PA. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Overthorpe CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 164 events.

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