WF12 0SF postcode in Dewsbury, Kirklees

WF12 0SF is a postcode in Dewsbury, in the Dewsbury South ward of Kirklees. It is in the Dewsbury and Batley parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1998.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WF12 0SF can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £189,000 Homes sold in WF12 0, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Ravensthorpe 1.8 km in a straight line

Where WF12 0SF is, and what is near it

Map of WF12 0SF and what is near it Map of WF12 0SF: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the WF12 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF12 0AA: also in WF12 0WF12 0AD: also in WF12 0WF12 0AE: also in WF12 0WF12 0AF: also in WF12 0WF12 0AG: also in WF12 0WF12 0AH: also in WF12 0WF12 0AJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0AL: also in WF12 0WF12 0AN: also in WF12 0WF12 0AP: also in WF12 0WF12 0AQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0AR: also in WF12 0WF12 0AS: also in WF12 0WF12 0AT: also in WF12 0WF12 0AU: also in WF12 0WF12 0AW: also in WF12 0WF12 0AX: also in WF12 0WF12 0AY: also in WF12 0WF12 0AZ: also in WF12 0WF12 0BA: also in WF12 0WF12 0BB: also in WF12 0WF12 0BD: also in WF12 0WF12 0BE: also in WF12 0WF12 0BG: also in WF12 0WF12 0BH: also in WF12 0WF12 0BJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0BL: also in WF12 0WF12 0BN: also in WF12 0WF12 0BP: also in WF12 0WF12 0BQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0BS: also in WF12 0WF12 0BT: also in WF12 0WF12 0BU: also in WF12 0WF12 0BW: also in WF12 0WF12 0BX: also in WF12 0WF12 0BY: also in WF12 0WF12 0BZ: also in WF12 0WF12 0DA: also in WF12 0WF12 0DB: also in WF12 0WF12 0DE: also in WF12 0WF12 0DF: also in WF12 0WF12 0DG: also in WF12 0WF12 0DH: also in WF12 0WF12 0DJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0DL: also in WF12 0WF12 0DN: also in WF12 0WF12 0DQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0DR: also in WF12 0WF12 0DW: also in WF12 0WF12 0DX: also in WF12 0WF12 0DY: also in WF12 0WF12 0DZ: also in WF12 0WF12 0EB: also in WF12 0WF12 0ED: also in WF12 0WF12 0EE: also in WF12 0WF12 0EF: also in WF12 0WF12 0EG: also in WF12 0WF12 0EH: also in WF12 0WF12 0EY: also in WF12 0WF12 0JA: also in WF12 0WF12 0JB: also in WF12 0WF12 0JH: also in WF12 0WF12 0JJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0JL: also in WF12 0WF12 0JN: also in WF12 0WF12 0JP: also in WF12 0WF12 0JQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0JR: also in WF12 0WF12 0JS: also in WF12 0WF12 0JT: also in WF12 0WF12 0JU: also in WF12 0WF12 0JW: also in WF12 0WF12 0JY: also in WF12 0WF12 0JZ: also in WF12 0WF12 0LA: also in WF12 0WF12 0LB: also in WF12 0WF12 0LD: also in WF12 0WF12 0LE: also in WF12 0WF12 0LF: also in WF12 0WF12 0LG: also in WF12 0WF12 0LH: also in WF12 0WF12 0LJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0LL: also in WF12 0WF12 0LN: also in WF12 0WF12 0LQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0LS: also in WF12 0WF12 0LT: also in WF12 0WF12 0LW: also in WF12 0WF12 0NA: also in WF12 0WF12 0NN: also in WF12 0WF12 0PG: also in WF12 0WF12 0QH: also in WF12 0WF12 0QL: also in WF12 0WF12 0QR: also in WF12 0WF12 0QS: also in WF12 0WF12 0QT: also in WF12 0WF12 0QU: also in WF12 0WF12 0QX: also in WF12 0WF12 0QY: also in WF12 0WF12 0RA: also in WF12 0WF12 0RB: also in WF12 0WF12 0RD: also in WF12 0WF12 0RE: also in WF12 0WF12 0RF: also in WF12 0WF12 0RG: also in WF12 0WF12 0RH: also in WF12 0WF12 0RJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0RL: also in WF12 0WF12 0RN: also in WF12 0WF12 0RQ: also in WF12 0WF12 0RR: also in WF12 0WF12 0RS: also in WF12 0WF12 0RT: also in WF12 0WF12 0RU: also in WF12 0WF12 0RW: also in WF12 0WF12 0RX: also in WF12 0WF12 0RY: also in WF12 0WF12 0SA: also in WF12 0WF12 0SB: also in WF12 0WF12 0SD: also in WF12 0WF12 0SE: also in WF12 0WF12 0SG: also in WF12 0WF12 0SJ: also in WF12 0WF12 0SQ: also in WF12 0 2 places, 1.3–2.4 kmDewsbury South WF12 0SF Map of WF12 0SF and what is near it Map of WF12 0SF: its centre point, with the 213 other postcodes in the WF12 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Dewsbury South WF12 0SF
  • WF12 0SF
  • Other postcodes in WF12 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6703, longitude -1.6291)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF12 0SF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF12 0SF?

Every home and business at WF12 0SF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF12 0SF 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF12 0SF 100% Kirklees 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF12 0SF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WF12 0SF.

Check the bin days for WF12 0SF on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF12 0SF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF12 0SF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Kirklees

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF12 0SF: 3,259 properties in Kirklees are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Kirklees

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF12 0SF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF12 0SF?

Homes in WF12 0 sold for a typical £189,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£189,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£193,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £314,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £175,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF12 district: a typical £191,000 from 288 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WF12 0SF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WF12 0SF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 September 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF12 0SF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around WF12 0SF. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF12 0SF

Band D in Kirklees for 2026‑27: £2,441. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £3,526 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 300 (43%)£1,627
Band Babout 90 (13%)£1,899
Band Cabout 180 (26%)£2,170
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,441
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,984
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,526
Band Gfewer than 5£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Kirklees before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF12 0SF is in (ONS area E01011263), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest open schools to WF12 0SF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF12 0SF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WF12 0SF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF12 0SF is Ravensthorpe Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Ravensthorpe Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingdom Hall, 111 m away.

More stations near WF12 0SF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF12 0SF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF12 0SF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WF12 0SF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest to the centre of WF12 0SF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF12 0SF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF12 0SF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF12 0SF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Sykes Chemist Mon 9am to 1:30pm, 3pm to 6:30pm; Tue 9am to 1:30pm, 3pm to 7pm; Wed and Thu 9am to 1:30pm, 3pm to 6:30pm; Fri 9am to 12:30pm, 3pm to 7pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01924 457784 400 mWalk
  • Brewery Lane Pharmacy Mon to Thu 8:30am to 9:15pm; Fri 8:30am to 9pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01924 459682 550 mWalk
  • Thornhill Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01924 464847 700 mWalk

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF12 0SF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF12 0SF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF12 0SF in a conservation area?

The centre of WF12 0SF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF12 0SF?

Police.uk records 109 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF12 0SF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences44 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order9 reports
Other crime9 reports
Drugs7 reports

Also: vehicle crime 6, other theft 4, burglary 3, shoplifting 3, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WF12 0SF

Ward
Dewsbury South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Dewsbury
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1998

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF12 0RN40 mWF12 0RJ70 mWF12 0RF90 mWF12 0RL100 mWF12 0AZ110 mWF12 0AS130 m
All of WF12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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