Latitude: 53.6913 / 53°41'28"N
Longitude: -1.5957 / 1°35'44"W
OS Eastings: 426794
OS Northings: 421722
OS Grid: SE267217
Mapcode National: GBR KT9R.BJ
Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.GHC1
Plus Code: 9C5WMCR3+GP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93eq85
What Three Birds: sparrow.shag.curlew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
WF12 8PX is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Chickenley, 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 £182,911 to £493,168 with an average of £382,068.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,600 to £11,500 with an average of £7,725. The most common recorded business types are Public House and Shop.
Dewsbury is a town, which had a population of 62,945 in the 2011 census.
WF12 8PX is in the Huddersfield travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Kirklees Primary Care Trust.
WF12 8PX is approximately 98m (321ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF12 8PX
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF12 8PX
5a1: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - White Professionals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF12 8PX
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF12 8PX include Aldi, Asda, Tesco, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF12 8PX 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 8PX.
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 8PX.
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9QP
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Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8JF
Community School
Ages 4 - 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
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7HP
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
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
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Thornhill Community Academy Trust
Valley Drive, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 0HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Batley Grammar School
Carlinghow Hill, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0AD
Free School
Ages 3 - 16
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
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Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Batley Girls High School
Windmill Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0LD
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Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.