WF12 9BZ maps, stats, and open data
WF12 9BZ lies on Lock Street in Dewsbury. WF12 9BZ is located in the Dewsbury South 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 9BZ maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
WF12 9BZ geodata
| Easting | 425035 |
| Northing | 419860 |
| Latitude | 53.674630 |
| Longitude | -1.622514 |
Where is WF12 9BZ?
| Street | Lock Street |
| Town/City | Dewsbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF12 |
WF12 9BZ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF12 9BZ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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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 South |
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| Constituency | Dewsbury |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF12 9BZ
| Headfield Road Bretton St (Headfield Road) | Thornhill Lees | 333m |
| Headfield Road Headfield View (Headfield Road) | Thornhill Lees | 357m |
| Headfield Road | Thornhill Lees | 377m |
| Headfield Road Headfield View (Headfield Road) | Thornhill Lees | 380m |
| Slaithwaite Rd Thornhill Park Avenue (Slaithwaite Road) | Thornhill Lees | 380m |
Nearest railway stations to WF12 9BZ
| Dewsbury Station | 2.1km |
| Ravensthorpe Station | 2.2km |
| Batley Station | 3.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF12 9BZ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 66.7% |
| 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 9BZ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 27.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 60.14Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 3.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.23Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF12 9BZ (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 | 33.3% |
Deprivation
65.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than
WF12 9BZ:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF12 9BZ (metres)
Dine Contract Catering
Mullaco Dewsbury Supermarket
Pizza Cottage
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Nearest post box to WF12 9BZ
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| 184 Headfield Road | 17:45 | 12:00 | 341m |
| The Common/Overthorpe Road | 17:30 | 11:00 | 432m |
| Hebble Mills | 17:30 | 11:15 | 481m |
Environment
| Risk of WF12 9BZ flooding from rivers and sea | Medium |
WF12 9BZ ITL and WF12 9BZ 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 9BZ:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLE | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLE4 | West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLE44 | Calderdale and Kirklees |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000034 | Kirklees |
WF12 9BZ 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 9BZ:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00056719 | |
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| LSOA | E01011263 | Kirklees 024F |
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| MSOA | E02002294 | Kirklees 024 |
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