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WF12 0QQ

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield Rural
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 4RQ 400 m
WF4 4RG 472 m
WF4 4RZ 510 m
WF12 0QE 516 m
WF4 4SQ 516 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 0QQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0
Latitude
53.652493
Longitude
-1.614164
British National Grid easting
425,600
British National Grid northing
417,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield Rural · E05016541
Parish or community
E04000241
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00168744
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 035D · E01011938
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 035 · E02002472

Postcode source versions

Explore WF12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
32
Secondary
4

  1. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

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    853 m

  2. Middlestown Primary Academy

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    1.1 km

  3. Thornhill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
680
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 52
  • Other crime 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    925 m

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    1.4 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    2.6 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    3.4 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    3.5 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.8 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    4.2 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code B85009

    4.2 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.3 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    4.4 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    4.4 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • New Rd Green Lane

    BCT · Overton

    0.3 miles

  • Green Lane Crossfields

    BCT · Overton

    0.4 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Overton

    0.5 miles

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Overton

    0.5 miles

  • Smithy Walk

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 035D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,151 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

680 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

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