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WF12 9BB

Dewsbury South · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dewsbury
Ward
Dewsbury South
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF12 9BJ 208 m
WF12 9BS 235 m
WF12 9BY 288 m
WF12 9BG 328 m
WF12 9DB 349 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 9BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 9
Latitude
53.678555
Longitude
-1.621722
British National Grid easting
425,085
British National Grid northing
420,297

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
E00056719
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 024F · E01011263
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 024 · E02002294

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Bretton Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB 24 February 2023 £107,000
5, Bretton Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB 28 May 2021 £75,000
7, Bretton Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB 29 February 2008 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
51
Secondary
8

  1. Paradise Primary School

    Other independent school

    1 m

  2. Pentland Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    496 m

  3. Madni Academy

    Other independent school

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Shoplifting 343
  • Public order 266
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 152

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
WF12 9 residents
9,923

Age bands in WF12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23%

2,332 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.9%

1,819 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

2,838 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,107 residents

Age 65 and over
10.4%

1,052 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF12 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
46.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
46.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
46.2%
Gigabit-capable
46.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    491 m

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    787 m

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    828 m

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    1.5 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    1.5 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    1.7 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    1.7 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    2.1 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.6 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    2.6 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code B85009

    2.6 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    3.1 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    3.3 km

  • LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS

    PO BOX 227, LIVERSEDGE, WF17 1DR

    ODS code Y02645

    3.4 km

  • LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS

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

    ODS code Y00081

    3.4 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    3.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    3.7 km

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    4.0 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

    WELLINGTON HOUSE SURGERY, HENRIETTA STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DN

    ODS code B85015

    4.1 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bretton Street

    BCT · Thornhill Lees

    0.2 miles

  • Bretton Street

    BCT · Thornhill Lees

    0.2 miles

  • Headfield Rd Bretton Street

    BCT · Thornhill Lees

    0.3 miles

  • Headfield Road

    BCT · Thornhill Lees

    0.3 miles

  • Headfield View

    BCT · Thornhill Lees

    0.4 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.

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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £107,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF12 9BB. 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

Published establishments

75 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Paradise Primary School is the nearest published school at 1 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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