WF12 8RJ maps, stats, and open data

WF12 8RJ lies on Kirk Close in Dewsbury. WF12 8RJ 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 October 1984.

WF12 8RJ maps

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

WF12 8RJ 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 8RJ geodata

Easting	426695
Northing	421712
Latitude	53.691179
Longitude	-1.597225

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF12 8RJ?

Street	Kirk Close
Town/City	Dewsbury
Country	England
Postcode District	WF12
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF12 8RJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF12 8RJ 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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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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF12 8RJ

9, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2022 12 OCT £190,000
2, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2022 13 JUL £205,000
3, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2017 26 MAY £153,000
9, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2017 27 JAN £130,000
2, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2016 20 MAY £126,000
14, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2015 11 MAY £119,995
1, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2014 17 OCT £120,000
14, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2007 30 NOV £138,000
17, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2007 31 AUG £91,000
14, KIRK CLOSE, DEWSBURY, WF12 8RJ 2007 9 FEB £119,500

➜ Dewsbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF12 8RJ

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Heath Close	166m
June 2022	Other theft	On or near Hazel Crescent	228m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hazel Crescent	228m
➜ Kirk Close crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF12 8RJ

Wakefield Road Watson Ave (Wakefield Road)	Chickenley	65m
Wakefield Rd Co-operative Street (Wakefield Road)	Chickenley	118m
Parish Hall (Chickenley Lane)	Chickenley	135m
Chickenley Lane School St (Chickenley Lane)	Chickenley	149m
Wakefield Rd Heath Close (Wakefield Road)	Chickenley	166m

Nearest railway stations to WF12 8RJ

Dewsbury Station	2.4km
Batley Station	2.7km
Ravensthorpe Station	4.2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF12 8RJ

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

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Median download speed	33.7Mbps
Average download speed	33.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	39.99Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.9Mbps
Average upload speed	6.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.83Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF12 8RJ (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 8RJ

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WF12 8RJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	173,506
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,567
Median (kWh/meter)	10,913

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,269
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,948
Median (kWh/meter)	2,832

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF12 8RJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF12 8RJ.
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)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Solaire Blinds

540 Wakefield Road

86m

Spinners Fisheries, Spinners Arms

446 Wakefield Road

86m

White Rose Pool And Snooker Club

580 Wakefield Road

219m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chickenley Heath	17:15	11:30	64m
Chickenley Lane/Hazel Cres	17:15	11:15	190m
Princess Lane	16:30	11:30	392m

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Nearest sports facilities to WF12 8RJ

Facility	Distance
Dewsbury Rangers Football Club Wakefield Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury Grass Pitches	476m
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Ossett Grass Pitches	562m
Gawthorpe Recreation Ground Chidswell Lane, Ossett Grass Pitches	688m

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Nearest schools to WF12 8RJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Primary Academy Princess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT	Primary	356m
Gawthorpe Community Academy High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP	Primary	575m
Earlsheaton Infant School Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF	Primary	1km

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WF12 8RJ ITL and WF12 8RJ 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 8RJ:

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 8RJ 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 8RJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00056078
LSOA	E01011121	Kirklees 018A
MSOA	E02002288	Kirklees 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF12 8RJ

WF12 8RF	Heath Walk	29m
WF12 8QB	Heath Road	60m
WF12 8PX	Wakefield Road	100m
WF12 8QA	Co Operative Street	104m
WF12 8QD	Chickenley Lane	107m
WF12 8PZ	Watson Avenue	129m
WF12 8QG	School Street	144m
WF12 8RE	Heath Close	151m
WF12 8RD	Heath Road	201m
WF5 9QJ	Wakefield Road	225m

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