Latitude: 53.7033 / 53°42'11"N
Longitude: -1.6014 / 1°36'4"W
OS Eastings: 426413
OS Northings: 423056
OS Grid: SE264230
Mapcode National: GBR KT8M.36
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.C5PV
Plus Code: 9C5WP93X+8C
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq78
What Three Birds: magpie.whimbrel.corncrake
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
WF12 7RU is a residential postcode in Shaw Cross, Dewsbury. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £78,421 to £175,571 with an average of £140,835.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly social housing, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Dewsbury is a town, which had a population of 62,945 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 20 people resident in WF12 7RU, of which 9 were male and 11 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF12 7RU is in the Huddersfield travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Kirklees Primary Care Trust.
WF12 7RU is approximately 125m (410ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF12 7RU
8b2: Hard-Pressed Living - Challenged Terraced Workers - Hard-Pressed Rented Terraces
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF12 7RU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF12 7RU include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF12 7RU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Kirklees Borough Council
Ward
Dewsbury East
Councillors
Paul Moore (Labour)
Eric Firth (Labour)
Cathy Scott (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Dewsbury
MP
Mark Eastwood (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF12 7RU.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF12 7RU.
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7HP
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
High Street, Hanging Heaton, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6DW
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Bendigo Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7LX
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Lydgate Junior and Infant School
Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6EY
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 16
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
The Morley Academy
Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0PD
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.