WF12 8BU maps, stats, and open data

WF12 8BU is located in the Dewsbury East electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Kirklees and the English Parliamentary constituency of Dewsbury. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - X2C4Y and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WF12 8BU maps

WF12 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF12 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF12 8BU geodata

Easting425354
Northing421166
Latitude53.686338
Longitude-1.617576

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Where is WF12 8BU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF12
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WF12 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF12 8BU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardDewsbury East
ConstituencyDewsbury

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF12 8BU

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Headland Lane228m
June 2022DrugsOn or near New Street292m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Commercial Street414m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF12 8BU

Highfield Reformed Church (Town Green)Earlsheaton166m
Highfield Reformed Church (Town Green)Earlsheaton189m
High Rd Park Road (High Road)Earlsheaton212m
High Rd Park Road (High Road)Earlsheaton213m
High Road Wakefield Rd (High Road)Earlsheaton378m

Nearest railway stations to WF12 8BU

Dewsbury Station1.2km
Batley Station2.6km
Ravensthorpe Station2.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF12 8BU

Broadband access in WF12 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF12 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed34.2Mbps
Average download speed31.9Mbps
Maximum download speed46.61Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.0Mbps
Average upload speed6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed9.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF12 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF12 8BU

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WF12 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF12 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)49,275
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)4,927
Median (kWh/meter)6,068
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF12 8BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF12 8BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

82.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF12 8BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF12 8BU (meters)

Park Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
26 Park Road
238m
Earlsheaton Conservative Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Park Road
238m
Eversleigh Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Park Road
238m

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Nearest post box to WF12 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
7 High Road / Low Road16:3011:15353m
Walker St / Headland Lane16:3011:15357m
Earlsheaton P.o.17:0011:45371m

Nearest sports facilities to WF12 8BU

FacilityDistance
Sands Lane Playing Fields
Sands Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury
Grass Pitches
423m
Earlsheaton Park
Cross Park Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury
Grass Pitches
435m
Madni Muslim Girl's High School
Scarborough Street, Dewsbury
Sports Hall
677m

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Nearest schools to WF12 8BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Earlsheaton Infant School
Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF
Primary427m
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9AY
Not applicable677m
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9LY
Primary792m

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WF12 8BU ITL and WF12 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF12 8BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE44Calderdale and Kirklees
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000034Kirklees

WF12 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF12 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00056084
LSOAE01011123Kirklees 018C
MSOAE02002288Kirklees 018

Nearest postcodes to WF12 8BU

WF12 8BTMiddle Road41m
WF12 8BPThe Orchards103m
WF12 8BWTown Green160m
WF12 8LAPreston Street176m
WF12 8BNLaithes Croft183m
WF12 8BBHigh Road191m
WF12 8JRSt Peters Gardens227m
WF12 8BEPark Road241m
WF12 8BAMount Pleasant250m
WF12 8BSMiddle Road251m