Postcode WF12 8JG (Kirklees)

Map showing WF12 8JG and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF12 8JG is located in Kirklees, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF12 8JG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF12 8JG is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.6 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 8JG as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to WF12 8JG is Frances Road which is centered 45 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Town Street Greenwood Ave and is 195 m away. The closest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, 1.35 km away.

The closest primary school to WF12 8JG (for ages 11 and under) is Orchard Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on October 24, 2018.

The local pub for residents of WF12 8JG is Earlsheaton Conservative Club and is 133 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 28, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Peking House and is 391 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on October 9, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 59.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF12 8JG 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 8JG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF12 8JG, and the approximate distance away.

Frances Road 45 m
Commercial Street 105 m
Park Road 135 m
New Street 148 m
Town Street 204 m
Syke Street 222 m
Heaton Avenue 239 m
High Road 242 m
Cross Park Street 244 m
High Street 247 m
Park View 269 m
Syke Avenue 277 m
The Orchards 288 m
Greenwood Avenue 315 m
Wakefield Crescent 334 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF12 8JG

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 8JG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Earlsheaton Infant School Requires improvement
(November 4, 2021)
152 m
Manor Croft Academy Good
(September 14, 2017)
629 m
Orchard Primary Academy Requires improvement
(October 24, 2018)
704 m
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School Requires improvement
(September 29, 2021)
981 m
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Good
(December 12, 2018)
1.06 km
Madni Academy Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.08 km
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Good
(October 11, 2017)
1.12 km
Paradise Primary School Inadequate
(December 13, 2018)
1.23 km
Institute of Islamic Education Inadequate
(February 13, 2020)
1.27 km
Rida Girls High School Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.29 km
Pentland Infant and Nursery School Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.37 km
Gawthorpe Community Academy 1.63 km
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.72 km
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Good
(July 4, 2019)
1.78 km
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.81 km
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 9, 2016)
1.84 km
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Good
(May 24, 2018)
1.94 km
Mill Lane Primary School Good
(March 22, 2017)
2.01 km
The Branch Christian School Requires improvement
(July 8, 2021)
2.05 km
Warwick Road Primary School Good
(March 12, 2019)
2.06 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF12 8JG - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Earlsheaton Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
133 m
Eversleigh Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 7, 2019
133 m
Park Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
133 m
Earlsheaton Central Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
152 m
Earlsheaton Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2019
152 m
Dewsbury Sea Cadet Headquarters Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 25, 2015
159 m
D Jones Quality Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 18, 2019
178 m
Nisa Patbro Supermarket Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 8, 2022
178 m
Sunnys Food and Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
178 m
The Commercial Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 15, 2016
217 m
Le Petit Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 9, 2021
235 m
Pinfold Pies Ltd Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
May 28, 2020
235 m
Spangled Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 9, 2021
282 m
Tesco Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 17, 2015
309 m
Peking House Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
October 9, 2019
391 m
Sharma Stores Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 16, 2019
407 m
Manor Croft Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 17, 2019
413 m
York House Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 3, 2019
413 m
Chu Fish And Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 15, 2019
420 m
The Priory Hospital Dewsbury Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 27, 2019
593 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF12 8JG - Data from Apr 2022

Town Street Greenwood Ave Bus Stop/Station 195 m
Town Street Greenwood Ave Bus Stop/Station 204 m
High Rd Park Road Bus Stop/Station 240 m
Highfield Reformed Church Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Ossett Lane Town St Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Dewsbury Rail Station Rail 1.35 km
Dewsbury Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Batley Rail Station Rail 2.49 km
Terminal Three Access Air 56.75 km
Terminal Two Access Air 56.77 km
Terminal Two Access Air 56.78 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF12 8JG - Data from Dec 2021

Holme Leas Clough Valley 1.35 km
Wilderness Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Long Cut Inland Water 2.34 km
New Cut Top Inland Water 2.8 km
Lodge Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.86 km
Dogloitch Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Dum Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Giggal Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.22 km
Foxroyd Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Soothill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
Priest Royd Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.44 km
Scargill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.51 km
Shrogg Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.56 km
Storrs Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.63 km
Lady Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.83 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF12 8JG - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 87.3 Mbps 900 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 59.9 Mbps 900 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.8 1.2
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 9
30-300 Mbps 0% 45.8 12.3
300+ Mbps 100% 900 900

Gas Consumption

52 meters consuming 584,954 kWh - mean 11,249 kWh : median 10,990 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF12 8JG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.68837300
Longitude -1.61309000
OS Easting 425649
OS Northing 0421394
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5937
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Dewsbury BUASD
Workplace Zone E33011944
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Kirklees 018
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Kirklees 018C
Output Area / Small Area 8D2