WF12 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF12 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.7%
Gigabit-capable
88.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the WF12 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 809 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.7%.
Around 0.2% of premises in WF12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WF12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WF12 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Kirklees
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WF12
Police recorded 304 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 115 | 37.8% |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 13.2% |
| Public order | 36 | 11.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 | 10.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 14 | 4.6% |
| Drugs | 11 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WF12
Based on 282 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF12 is £190,000, down 1.0% on the previous year (£192,000).
Detached
£290,000
52 sales
Semi-detached
£200,000
128 sales
Terraced
£152,500
85 sales
Flat / maisonette
£78,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £83,000 | Flat | Syke Ings Terrace | WF12 8HU |
| 15 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Valley Road | WF12 0JY |
| 11 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Lees Hall Road | WF12 9EX |
| 8 May 2026 | £392,500 | Semi-detached | Nixon Close | WF12 0JA |
| 8 May 2026 | £83,500 | Terraced | Leeds Road | WF12 7HP |
| 1 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Short Street | WF12 8NF |
| 1 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Dewsbury Road | WF12 7JN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced | Ossett Lane | WF12 8LY |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Ullswater Road | WF12 7PP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Jilling Ing Park | WF12 8DN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Kirklees demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Kirklees district (433,216 residents, 177,989 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 17.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WF12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Croft Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,032 | WF12 7DW |
| Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 902 | WF12 0HE |
| Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 544 | WF12 9PD |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 384 | WF12 7LX |
| Orchard Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 363 | WF12 8QT |
| Thornhill Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 353 | WF12 0QT |
| Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 284 | WF12 9DL |
| Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 223 | WF12 7HP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WF12
192 rated food businesses operate in WF12. 133 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Admiral Casino, Afters, Aldi Dewsbury, Arnies Fish And Chips, Asda.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF12
From a sample of 272 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WF12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
42%
Band D
37%
Band E
16%
Band F
3%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Kirklees
Landlines around WF12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.