WF12 8AJ postcode in Dewsbury, Kirklees

WF12 8AJ is a postcode in Dewsbury, in the Dewsbury East 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 January 1980.

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 8AJ can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in WF12 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.2% on the year before Nearest station Dewsbury 1.3 km in a straight line

Where WF12 8AJ is, and what is near it

Map of WF12 8AJ and what is near it Map of WF12 8AJ: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the WF12 8 sector, 4 schools (2 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 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF12 8AB: also in WF12 8WF12 8AE: also in WF12 8WF12 8AF: also in WF12 8WF12 8AG: also in WF12 8WF12 8AH: also in WF12 8WF12 8AL: also in WF12 8WF12 8AN: also in WF12 8WF12 8AQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8AR: also in WF12 8WF12 8AT: also in WF12 8WF12 8AU: also in WF12 8WF12 8AW: also in WF12 8WF12 8AX: also in WF12 8WF12 8AZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8BA: also in WF12 8WF12 8BB: also in WF12 8WF12 8BD: also in WF12 8WF12 8BE: also in WF12 8WF12 8BG: also in WF12 8WF12 8BJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8BN: also in WF12 8WF12 8BP: also in WF12 8WF12 8BQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8BS: also in WF12 8WF12 8BT: also in WF12 8WF12 8BU: also in WF12 8WF12 8BW: also in WF12 8WF12 8BZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8DD: also in WF12 8WF12 8DF: also in WF12 8WF12 8DG: also in WF12 8WF12 8DJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8DL: also in WF12 8WF12 8DN: also in WF12 8WF12 8DP: also in WF12 8WF12 8DQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8DT: also in WF12 8WF12 8DZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8EB: also in WF12 8WF12 8ED: also in WF12 8WF12 8EE: also in WF12 8WF12 8EF: also in WF12 8WF12 8EH: also in WF12 8WF12 8EN: also in WF12 8WF12 8EQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8ER: also in WF12 8WF12 8ES: also in WF12 8WF12 8ET: also in WF12 8WF12 8EU: also in WF12 8WF12 8EX: also in WF12 8WF12 8EY: also in WF12 8WF12 8EZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8HA: also in WF12 8WF12 8HB: also in WF12 8WF12 8HD: also in WF12 8WF12 8HE: also in WF12 8WF12 8HF: also in WF12 8WF12 8HG: also in WF12 8WF12 8HH: also in WF12 8WF12 8HJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8HL: also in WF12 8WF12 8HN: also in WF12 8WF12 8HP: also in WF12 8WF12 8HQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8HR: also in WF12 8WF12 8HS: also in WF12 8WF12 8HT: also in WF12 8WF12 8HU: also in WF12 8WF12 8HW: also in WF12 8WF12 8HX: also in WF12 8WF12 8HY: also in WF12 8WF12 8HZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8JA: also in WF12 8WF12 8JB: also in WF12 8WF12 8JD: also in WF12 8WF12 8JE: also in WF12 8WF12 8JF: also in WF12 8WF12 8JG: also in WF12 8WF12 8JH: also in WF12 8WF12 8JJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8JL: also in WF12 8WF12 8JN: also in WF12 8WF12 8JQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8JR: also in WF12 8WF12 8LP: also in WF12 8WF12 8LR: also in WF12 8WF12 8LS: also in WF12 8WF12 8LT: also in WF12 8WF12 8LU: also in WF12 8WF12 8LW: also in WF12 8WF12 8NB: also in WF12 8WF12 8NE: also in WF12 8WF12 8NF: also in WF12 8WF12 8NG: also in WF12 8WF12 8NH: also in WF12 8WF12 8NJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8NN: also in WF12 8WF12 8NQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8NU: also in WF12 8WF12 8NY: also in WF12 8WF12 8PA: also in WF12 8WF12 8PB: also in WF12 8WF12 8PD: also in WF12 8WF12 8PE: also in WF12 8WF12 8PF: also in WF12 8WF12 8PG: also in WF12 8WF12 8PH: also in WF12 8WF12 8PJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8PL: also in WF12 8WF12 8PN: also in WF12 8WF12 8PP: also in WF12 8WF12 8PQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8PR: also in WF12 8WF12 8PS: also in WF12 8WF12 8PW: also in WF12 8WF12 8PX: also in WF12 8WF12 8PY: also in WF12 8WF12 8PZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8QA: also in WF12 8WF12 8QB: also in WF12 8WF12 8QD: also in WF12 8WF12 8QE: also in WF12 8WF12 8QF: also in WF12 8WF12 8QG: also in WF12 8WF12 8QH: also in WF12 8WF12 8QJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8QL: also in WF12 8WF12 8QN: also in WF12 8WF12 8QP: also in WF12 8WF12 8QQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8QR: also in WF12 8WF12 8QS: also in WF12 8WF12 8QT: also in WF12 8WF12 8QU: also in WF12 8WF12 8QW: also in WF12 8WF12 8QX: also in WF12 8WF12 8QY: also in WF12 8WF12 8QZ: also in WF12 8WF12 8RA: also in WF12 8WF12 8RB: also in WF12 8WF12 8RD: also in WF12 8WF12 8RE: also in WF12 8WF12 8RF: also in WF12 8WF12 8RG: also in WF12 8WF12 8RH: also in WF12 8WF12 8RJ: also in WF12 8WF12 8RL: also in WF12 8WF12 8RQ: also in WF12 8WF12 8WQ: also in WF12 8 School 750 m2 places, 1.3 kmDewsbury WF12 8AJ Map of WF12 8AJ and what is near it Map of WF12 8AJ: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the WF12 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Dewsbury East WF12 8AJ
  • WF12 8AJ
  • Other postcodes in WF12 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 53.6911, longitude -1.6136)

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 8AJ?

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 8AJ?

Every home and business at WF12 8AJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF12 8AJ 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF12 8AJ 100% Kirklees 99%
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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 8AJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF12 8AJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WF12 8AJ 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 8AJ 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 8AJ.

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 8AJ: 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 8AJ 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 8AJ?

Homes in WF12 8 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, up 8.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£152,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £252,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £172,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £155,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 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 8AJ

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in WF12 8AJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 March 2026. The middle sale was £135,000, from £75,000 to £165,000. Across WF12 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £165,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at WF12 8AJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF12 8AJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF12 8AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around WF12 8AJ. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 8AJ

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 440 (62%)£1,627
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,899
Band Cabout 150 (21%)£2,170
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,441
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,984
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,526
Band Gfewer than 5£4,068
Band Hwithheld£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 8AJ is in (ONS area E01011123), 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 8AJ?

The nearest open schools to WF12 8AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF12 8AJ, 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 8AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF12 8AJ is Dewsbury Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Earlsheaton Park, 21 m away.

More stations near WF12 8AJ, 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 8AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF12 8AJ, 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 8AJ?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF12 8AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 8AJ?

The nearest to the centre of WF12 8AJ, 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 8AJ?

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 8AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF12 8AJ, 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 8AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF12 8AJ, 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.

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 8AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF12 8AJ 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 8AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of WF12 8AJ 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 8AJ?

Police.uk records 318 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF12 8AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences99 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Shoplifting34 reports
Public order28 reports
Other theft23 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports

Also: vehicle crime 16, other crime 13, drugs 12, burglary 8, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, theft from the person 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 8AJ

Ward
Dewsbury East
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
January 1980

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

Around WF12 8AJ

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Nearby postcodes

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

WF12 8AH30 mWF12 7AE30 mWF12 7AG50 mWF12 7BL60 mWF12 7AQ90 mWF12 7AD90 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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