Map of WF12 8BP postcode

General information
Postcode WF12 8BP
Post Town Dewsbury
Nearest station Dewsbury (1 km)
Bus stops
High Rd Park Road (NW)
Highfield Reformed Church (NW)
Highfield Reformed Church (SE)
High Road Wakefield Rd (SE)
Old Bank Rd Sugar Ln (SW)
Ossett Lane Town St (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
1 The Orchards, Earlsheaton
2 The Orchards, Earlsheaton
3 The Orchards, Earlsheaton
4 The Orchards, Earlsheaton
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.686942
Longitude -1.616378
Easting 425433
Northing 421234
Grid reference SE254212
UTM reference 30U 591372 5949580
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Plus code 9C5WM9PM+QC
Altitude 79 metres (258 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:44
Sunset (today) 21:27
Distance away
Distance to sea 60.3 KMs (37.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKirklees, unparished areaE43000188
Ward Dewsbury East E05001398
Metropolitan District Kirklees E08000034
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Dewsbury and Batley E14001196
MPIqbal MohamedIndependent
Police forceWest Yorkshire
Water companyYorkshire Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Calderdale and Kirklees
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced June 2005
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 14
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
5,937 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)DewsburyE63008070
Census output area (2021)E00056084
Census output area (2011)E00056084
Lower layer super output area (2021)Kirklees 018CE01011123
Lower layer super output area (2011)Kirklees 018CE01011123
Middle layer super output area (2021)Earlsheaton & ChickenleyE02002288
Middle layer super output area (2011)Earlsheaton & ChickenleyE02002288
Travel to work areaHuddersfieldE30000219
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £197,971
Annual change 4.3%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
4 The Orchards, EarlsheatonDetached (freehold)Jun 2020£300,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2013£320,000
2 The Orchards, EarlsheatonDetached (freehold)Aug 2018£298,000
3 The Orchards, EarlsheatonDetached (freehold)Feb 2018£335,000
1 The Orchards, EarlsheatonDetached (freehold)Jul 2010£349,995


View all properties sold in the WF12 8 sector

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