WF12 8ER maps, stats, and open data
WF12 8ER lies on Wakefield Road in Dewsbury. WF12 8ER 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 8ER maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF12 8ER geodata
| Easting | 425870 |
| Northing | 421792 |
| Latitude | 53.691939 |
| Longitude | -1.609711 |
Where is WF12 8ER?
| Street | Wakefield Road |
| Town/City | Dewsbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF12 |
WF12 8ER Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF12 8ER as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
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
| Ward | Dewsbury East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Dewsbury |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF12 8ER
227, WAKEFIELD ROAD, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY, WF12 8ER 2026 19 FEB £195,000 |
231, WAKEFIELD ROAD, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY, WF12 8ER 2025 17 APR £170,000 |
219, WAKEFIELD ROAD, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY, WF12 8ER 2014 28 NOV £136,500 |
225, WAKEFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 8ER 2000 18 AUG £67,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF12 8ER
| Wakefield Rd Wakefield Crescent (Wakefield Road) | Earlsheaton | 69m |
| Bywell Rd Bywell Close (Bywell Road) | Earlsheaton | 110m |
| Bywell Rd Bywell Close (Bywell Road) | Earlsheaton | 116m |
| Wakefield Rd Park View (Wakefield Road) | Earlsheaton | 169m |
| Wakefield Rd Syke Lane (Wakefield Road) | Earlsheaton | 170m |
Nearest railway stations to WF12 8ER
| Dewsbury Station | 1.5km |
| Batley Station | 2.2km |
| Ravensthorpe Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF12 8ER (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WF12 8ER (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 38.2Mbps |
| Average download speed | 35.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 61.98Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF12 8ER (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
WF12 8ER gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF12 8ER by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 113,860 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 12,651 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,986 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 23,221 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,903 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,629 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF12 8ER, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF12 8ER.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
78.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF12 8ER:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF12 8ER (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF12 8ER
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Wakefield Road | 18:00 | 11:15 | 88m |
| Rumble Road/Bywell Road | 18:00 | 11:00 | 421m |
| Princess Lane | 16:30 | 11:30 | 503m |
WF12 8ER ITL and WF12 8ER 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 8ER:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLE | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLE4 | West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLE44 | Calderdale and Kirklees |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000034 | Kirklees |
WF12 8ER 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 8ER:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00056075 | |
| LSOA | E01011125 | Kirklees 018E |
| MSOA | E02002288 | Kirklees 018 |
Nearest postcodes to WF12 8ER
| WF12 8ES | Wakefield Road | 47m |
| WF12 8AN | Wakefield Road | 66m |
| WF12 7LN | Bywell Road | 68m |
| WF12 8EX | Syke View | 76m |
| WF12 7ND | Whitby Crescent | 77m |
| WF12 7NB | Beverley Drive | 77m |
| WF12 8AW | Wakefield Road | 88m |
| WF12 7AB | Old Bank Road | 120m |
| WF12 7NA | Lichfield Road | 124m |
| WF12 8EU | Syke Lane | 135m |
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