WF12 postcode area · Kirklees

The WF12 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 3 to 73 across them. Every full WF12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF12 district contains both ends of the scale: Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk at 74 out of 100 (#1,808 of 6,856 in England) against Ravensthorpe at 3, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Dewsbury Central & Westborough to £255,000 in Netherton & Middlestown — a 2.1× gap within the WF12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,738a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime95per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF12 district

£200,500median home sold over the past year · +27.7% over 5 years · +6.1% over the year · 359 sales

Detached£315,000

Semi-detached£198,750

Terraced£150,000

Flat£96,250

Kirklees£210,000

Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Morley Bruntcliffe & WoodkirkLeeds	1,808	74	£239,500
Lepton, Grange Moor & FlocktonKirklees	2,061	70	£237,000
Netherton & MiddlestownWakefield	2,685	61	£255,000
Ossett NorthWakefield	2,905	58	£226,500
Ossett WestWakefield	3,720	46	£212,500
Shaw Cross & Hanging HeatonKirklees	4,276	38	£218,750
Upper Batley & SoothillKirklees	5,283	23	£230,000
ThornhillKirklees	5,633	18	£212,500
Earlsheaton & ChickenleyKirklees	5,695	17	£202,750
Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill LeesKirklees	5,791	16	£157,500
Batley Carr & Mount PleasantKirklees	5,859	14	£124,950
Dewsbury Central & WestboroughKirklees	6,298	8	£120,000
Dewsbury Moor Lower & WesttownKirklees	6,551	4	£150,000
RavensthorpeKirklees	6,647	3	£126,500

People living in WF12 Census 2021

Residents108,676

Median age (est.)38

Density1,356per km²

No qualifications25%

Degree or above24%

No car or van22%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	15%
Associate professional	12%
Skilled trades	11%
Elementary	11%
Process & plant	11%
Managers & directors	11%
Sales & customer service	10%
Administrative	10%
Caring & leisure	9%

Ethnic group

White 64%Asian 32%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · Muslim 31% · No religion 28%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WF12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF12 district.

Batley Dewsbury Dewsbury Moor Morley Ossett

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF12.

WF13 WF5 WF16 WF17 WF14 WF15 WF2 WF3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.