Postcode WF12 7HT (Kirklees)

Map showing WF12 7HT and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF12 7HT is located in Kirklees, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF12 7HT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF12 7HT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WF12 7HT as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to WF12 7HT is Willerton Close which is centered 188 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Leeds Rd Sykes Lane and is 116 m away. The closest railway station is Batley Rail Station, 1.64 km away.

The closest primary school to WF12 7HT (for ages 11 and under) is Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 11, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Woodkirk Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 28, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WF12 7HT is Shaw Cross Sharks Arlfc and is 582 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 13, 2014. The nearest takeaway food is available from China Delight and is 582 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 23, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 36.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.3% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 3.7% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF12 7HT is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Kirklees is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF12 7HT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF12 7HT, and the approximate distance away.

Willerton Close 188 m
Sykes Lane 445 m
Leeds Road 742 m
Chidswell Lane 821 m
Grange Road 832 m
B6123 2.79 km
B6128 2.89 km
A653 4.41 km
B6117 4.44 km
A642 7.59 km
A643 7.7 km
A629 11.46 km
A650 11.54 km
M62 18.1 km
A62 21.55 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF12 7HT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF12 7HT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 9, 2016)
582 m
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Good
(December 11, 2019)
777 m
Lydgate Junior and Infant School Good
(October 16, 2019)
942 m
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Good
(December 12, 2018)
1.45 km
Highfield School Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.55 km
Hill Top Primary Academy Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.61 km
Gawthorpe Community Academy 1.64 km
Mill Lane Primary School Good
(March 22, 2017)
1.65 km
Manor Croft Academy Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.96 km
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 2.1 km
Orchard Primary Academy Requires improvement
(October 24, 2018)
2.2 km
Warwick Road Primary School Good
(March 12, 2019)
2.2 km
Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(April 19, 2018)
2.22 km
Westerton Primary Academy 2.31 km
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School Requires improvement
(September 29, 2021)
2.44 km
Earlsheaton Infant School Requires improvement
(November 4, 2021)
2.48 km
Hyrstmount Junior School Good
(November 12, 2021)
2.5 km
Cambridge Street School Good
(November 16, 2018)
2.51 km
Woodkirk Academy Good
(November 28, 2017)
2.52 km
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Good
(June 15, 2016)
2.6 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF12 7HT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Londis Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
139 m
Dewsbury Mount Tabor Shaw Cross Community Church Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 29, 2016
373 m
China Delight Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
582 m
Shaw Cross Food Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 4, 2021
582 m
Shaw Cross Infant And Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2019
582 m
Shaw Cross Sharks Arlfc Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 13, 2014
582 m
Shell UK Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 28, 2013
582 m
Sutty's Butties Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 7, 2020
582 m
The Crescent & Co Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 13, 2021
582 m
Coults Bakery Manufacturers/packers 3
Satisfactory
December 16, 2021
639 m
Shawcross Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
647 m
Hanging Heaton Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
729 m
Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 26, 2019
736 m
Huntsman Leisure Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 28, 2019
736 m
Hanging Heaton Ce Vc Junior And Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 4, 2018
777 m
Factory Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
857 m
Sodexo Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 7, 2020
857 m
Slimming World Hanging Heaton Retailers - other Exempt
October 13, 2021
935 m
St Pauls Church Hall Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 30, 2012
935 m
Dewsbury Rugby League Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
939 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF12 7HT - Data from Apr 2022

Leeds Rd Sykes Lane Bus Stop/Station 116 m
Leeds Rd Sykes Lane Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Leeds Rd Grange Road Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Leeds Rd Grange Road Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Chidswell Ln Leeds Road Bus Stop/Station 284 m
Batley Rail Station Rail 1.64 km
Dewsbury Rail Station Rail 2.89 km
Dewsbury Rail Station Rail 2.96 km
Terminal Three Access Air 58.9 km
Terminal Two Access Air 58.91 km
Terminal Two Access Air 58.91 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF12 7HT - Data from Dec 2021

Dum Wood Woodland Or Forest 873 m
Soothill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Scargill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Dogloitch Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Baghill Hill Or Mountain 1.8 km
Haigh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Holme Leas Clough Valley 2.17 km
Haigh Hall Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Bottoms Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Jude's Pond Inland Water 2.53 km
Lodge Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.65 km
Jaw Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.75 km
Ardsley Reservoir Inland Water 2.87 km
Morley Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF12 7HT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.9 Mbps 36.2 Mbps 62.09 Mbps
Upload 8.9 Mbps 8.8 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.3 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 3.7% 20.7 5.7
30-300 Mbps 96.3% 46.4 11.1
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 381,498 kWh - mean 14,130 kWh : median 14,696 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF12 7HT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.70819800
Longitude -1.59862300
OS Easting 426592
OS Northing 0423605
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3368
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Dewsbury
Electoral Ward Dewsbury East
Local Authority District Kirklees
Region / Government Office Region Yorkshire and The Humber
European Electoral Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leeds City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000034
Travel To Work Area Huddersfield

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Kirklees
Cancer Alliance West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership)
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kirklees CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Dewsbury BUASD
Workplace Zone E33011922
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Kirklees 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Kirklees 014C
Output Area / Small Area 6B3