WF12 8QL maps, stats, and open data

WF12 8QL lies on Princess Street in Dewsbury. WF12 8QL 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 8QL maps

WF12 8QL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF12 8QL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF12 8QL geodata

Easting	426513
Northing	421576
Latitude	53.689966
Longitude	-1.599992

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF12 8QL?

Street	Princess Street
Town/City	Dewsbury
Country	England
Postcode District	WF12
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF12 8QL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Dewsbury East
Constituency	Dewsbury

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF12 8QL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Spindle Close	459m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Water Lane	429m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Water Lane	429m
➜ Princess Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF12 8QL

Chickenley Lane Maple Rd (Chickenley Lane)	Chickenley	163m
Chickenley Lane School St (Chickenley Lane)	Chickenley	173m
Chickenley Lane School St (Chickenley Lane)	Chickenley	192m
Princess Lane Princess Rd (Princess Lane)	Chickenley	200m
Wakefield Rd Heath Close (Wakefield Road)	Chickenley	202m

Nearest railway stations to WF12 8QL

Dewsbury Station	2.2km
Batley Station	2.7km
Ravensthorpe Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF12 8QL

Broadband access in WF12 8QL (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 8QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	41.9Mbps
Average download speed	45.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	77.48Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.3Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF12 8QL (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF12 8QL

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Source: Ofcom
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WF12 8QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	178,818
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,921
Median (kWh/meter)	11,739

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,966
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,633
Median (kWh/meter)	5,368

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF12 8QL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF12 8QL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

86.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF12 8QL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Paradise Indian Takeaway

4 Princess Street

105m

Solaire Blinds

540 Wakefield Road

210m

Spinners Fisheries, Spinners Arms

446 Wakefield Road

210m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF12 8QL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chickenley Lane/Hazel Cres	17:15	11:15	177m
Princess Lane	16:30	11:30	187m
Chickenley Heath	17:15	11:30	290m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF12 8QL

Facility	Distance
Dewsbury Rangers Football Club Wakefield Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury Grass Pitches	330m
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	789m
Earlsheaton Park Cross Park Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury Grass Pitches	904m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF12 8QL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Primary Academy Princess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT	Primary	132m
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP	Primary	802m
Earlsheaton Infant School Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF	Primary	803m

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WF12 8QL ITL and WF12 8QL 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 8QL:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WF12 8QL 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 8QL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00056080
LSOA	E01011121	Kirklees 018A
MSOA	E02002288	Kirklees 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF12 8QL

WF12 8RD	Heath Road	81m
WF12 8RA	Princess Road	88m
WF12 8QH	Princess Street	107m
WF12 8QJ	Earl Street	112m
WF12 8QP	Queen Street	118m
WF12 8QW	Queen Street	122m
WF12 8QG	School Street	126m
WF12 8QY	Princess Road	140m
WF12 8RB	Princess Avenue	143m
WF12 8QZ	Princess Close	149m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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