Latitude: 53.6846 / 53°41'4"N
Longitude: -1.6056 / 1°36'20"W
OS Eastings: 426147
OS Northings: 420981
OS Grid: SE261209
Mapcode National: GBR KT7T.6W
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.9NP4
Plus Code: 9C5WM9MV+VQ
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq74
What Three Birds: kittiwake.knot.pigeon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
WF12 8LY is a primarily residential postcode in Chickenley, Dewsbury. It was first introduced in October 1985.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £65,686 to £372,724 with an average of £126,955.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and between 1950 and 1966.
11% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some social housing
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £31,750. The most common recorded business type is Workshop.
Dewsbury is a town, which had a population of 62,945 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 47 people resident in WF12 8LY, of which 21 were male and 26 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF12 8LY is in the Huddersfield travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Kirklees Primary Care Trust.
WF12 8LY is approximately 70m (230ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF12 8LY
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF12 8LY
5a1: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - White Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF12 8LY
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF12 8LY include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF12 8LY 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 8LY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF12 8LY.
Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8JF
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Good
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LY
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 2 - 7
Good
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Bendigo Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7LX
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9DG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 16
Good
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Castle Hall Academy Trust
Richard Thorpe Avenue, Crowlees Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9PH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.