WF12 9QF

Dewsbury West · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF12 9QT 143 m
WF12 9PY 147 m
WF12 9QH 152 m
WF12 9FA 175 m
WF12 9QR 212 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF12 9QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF12
Postcode sector
WF12 9
Latitude
53.683404
Longitude
-1.640635
British National Grid easting
423,833
British National Grid northing
420,830

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
E00056139
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 019D · E01011141
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 019 · E02002289

Postcode source versions

Explore WF12

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Calder Works, Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QF 4 March 2026 £3,800,000
70, Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QF 28 June 2021 £109,000
72, Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QF 2 October 2020 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
52
Secondary
10
  1. Boothroyd Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    380 m
  2. St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    380 m
  3. Rida Girls High School

    Other independent school

    673 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,525
  • Public order 448
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Drugs 255
  • Anti social behaviour 253

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

13 female, 18 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF12 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
6.3%

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

26

within 5 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85652

    533 m

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code B85004

    803 m

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    803 m

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code B85645

    988 m

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85606

    1.3 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    1.5 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    1.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

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

    ODS code B85009

    1.5 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85620

    1.7 km

  • HEALDS ROAD SURGERY

    HEALDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 4HT

    ODS code B85055

    2.0 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    2.5 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85041

    2.6 km

  • GROVE HOUSE SURGERY

    SOOTHILL LANE, BATLEY, WF17 5SS

    ODS code B85018

    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

  • BROUGHTON HOUSE GP SURGERY

    20 NEW WAY, BATLEY, WF17 5QT

    ODS code Y07275

    3.4 km

  • CHERRY TREE SURGERY

    132 UPPER COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5DH

    ODS code B85655

    3.5 km

  • WELLINGTON HOUSE

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

    ODS code B85015

    3.5 km

  • BATLEY HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

    HEALTH CENTRE, 130 COMMERCIAL STREET, BATLEY, WF17 5ED

    ODS code B85008

    3.6 km

  • BROOKROYD HOUSE

    BROOKROYD SURGERY, HECKMONDWIKE HEALTH CENTRE, 16 UNION STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0HH

    ODS code B85014

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

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

  • Thornhill Road

    BCT · Scout Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Thornhill Road

    BCT · Scout Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Ravens Crescent

    BCT · Scout Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Ravens Crescent

    BCT · Scout Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Caledonian Road

    BCT · Savile Town

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 019D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,593 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
13
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 £3,800,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF12 9QF. 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

80 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Boothroyd Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,525 events.

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