WF12 9HX
The median sold price for the postcode WF12 9HX is around £203,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 162 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WF12 9HX (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £50,000 – £5,150,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector, including one-off very large sales that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WF12 9, last 24 months.
- Terraced£128,500(44 sales)
- Semi-detached£158,000(23 sales)
- Detached£225,000(9 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(4 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WF12 9HX median £203,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £202,350 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.3× the typical Kirklees neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.5× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Kirklees and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WF12 9HX, compared with 93.8% across Kirklees and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 91.1% of premises across Kirklees (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Kirklees | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 91.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 93.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 85% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Kirklees: more deprived than 75% of its 260 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income1of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment5of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (55%). Average Band D in Kirklees is £2,441.07 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Kirklees: £1,627.38 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 670 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A55%
- Band B16%
- Band C18%
- Band D10%
- Band E1%
- Band F–
- Band G–
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School0.4 miles (660 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Overthorpe CofE Academy0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted, May 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Overthorpe CofE Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted, February 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Westborough High School1.5 miles (2.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Westborough High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy1.5 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
Public transport
The nearest station to WF12 9HX is Ravensthorpe Rail Station, 0.7 miles (1.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ravensthorpe Rail Station
- 1.4 miles (2.2 km)Dewsbury Rail Station
- 2.2 miles (3.6 km)Mirfield Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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