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WF12 0SH

Dewsbury South · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dewsbury South
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF12 0NN 79 m
WF12 0AF 91 m
WF12 0LQ 137 m
WF12 0LG 153 m
WF12 0LB 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 0SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 September 2016
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 0
Latitude
53.667982
Longitude
-1.617731
British National Grid easting
425,355
British National Grid northing
419,122

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Dewsbury South · E05016513
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00056744
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 024F · E01011263
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 024 · E02002294

Postcode source versions

Explore WF12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
44
Secondary
7

  1. Thornhill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    757 m

  2. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

    Academy converter

    906 m

  3. Overthorpe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,162
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 578
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Public order 83
  • Other theft 57

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    664 m

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    1.0 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    1.7 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    1.8 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    2.2 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    2.7 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    2.7 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.7 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    2.9 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    3.1 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code B85009

    3.1 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    3.3 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    4.2 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    4.5 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    4.5 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    4.5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.6 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Combs

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • The Combs

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • Combs Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • Combs Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • The Common

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 024F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,704 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thornhill Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 757 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,162 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 578 events.

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