Map of WF12 8LE postcode

General information
Postcode WF12 8LE
Post Town Dewsbury
Nearest station Dewsbury (2 km)
Bus stops
Highfield Reformed Church (SE)
Ossett Lane Town St (NW)
Ossett Lane Town St (SE)
High Rd Park Road (SE)
High Rd Park Road (NW)
Town Street Greenwood Ave (NE)
Number of UPRNs 7 View
Known addresses
1 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
1 Forrest Terrace, Earlsheaton
3 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
5 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
5 Forrest Terrace, Earlsheaton
7 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
9 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
9 Forrest Terrace, Earlsheaton
11 Forrest Terrace, Dewsbury
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.682439
Longitude -1.615567
Easting 425489
Northing 420733
Grid reference SE254207
UTM reference 30U 591435 5949080
what3words opera.powder.point
Plus code 9C5WM9JM+XQ
Altitude 63 metres (208 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:20
Sunset (today) 18:12
Distance away
Distance to sea 60.2 KMs (37.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKirklees, unparished areaE43000188
Ward Dewsbury East E05001398
Metropolitan District Kirklees E08000034
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Dewsbury and Batley E14001196
MPIqbal MohamedIndependent
Police forceWest Yorkshire
Water companyYorkshire Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Calderdale and Kirklees
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 12
Households (2011) 7
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
15,769 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)DewsburyE63008070
Census output area (2021)E00056045
Census output area (2011)E00056045
Lower layer super output area (2021)Kirklees 018DE01011124
Lower layer super output area (2011)Kirklees 018DE01011124
Middle layer super output area (2021)Earlsheaton & ChickenleyE02002288
Middle layer super output area (2011)Earlsheaton & ChickenleyE02002288
Travel to work areaHuddersfieldE30000219
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £191,774
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Forrest Terrace, EarlsheatonTerraced (freehold)Oct 2021£80,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2016£58,000
Terraced (freehold)May 2016£44,580
5 Forrest Terrace, EarlsheatonTerraced (freehold)Feb 2021£78,500
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2016£65,000
9 Forrest Terrace, EarlsheatonTerraced (freehold)Mar 2020£82,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2014£80,000
3 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)Feb 2008£85,000
11 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)Dec 2007£108,750
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2002£52,000
Terraced (freehold)Nov 1998£19,950
9 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)May 2007£84,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2005£71,500
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2001£29,500
1 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)Aug 2004£25,000
7 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)May 2000£24,500
Terraced (freehold)Aug 1995£23,500
5 Forrest Terrace, DewsburyTerraced (freehold)Oct 1997£10,000


View all properties sold in the WF12 8 sector

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