WF12 postcode area

The WF12 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 3 to 73 across them.

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.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Morley Bruntcliffe & WoodkirkLeeds 1,80874 £239,500
Lepton, Grange Moor & FlocktonKirklees 2,06170 £237,000
Netherton & MiddlestownWakefield 2,68561 £255,000
Ossett NorthWakefield 2,90558 £226,500
Ossett WestWakefield 3,72046 £212,500
Shaw Cross & Hanging HeatonKirklees 4,27638 £218,750
Upper Batley & SoothillKirklees 5,28323 £230,000
ThornhillKirklees 5,63318 £212,500
Earlsheaton & ChickenleyKirklees 5,69517 £202,750
Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill LeesKirklees 5,79116 £157,500
Batley Carr & Mount PleasantKirklees 5,85914 £124,950
Dewsbury Central & WestboroughKirklees 6,2988 £120,000
Dewsbury Moor Lower & WesttownKirklees 6,5514 £150,000
RavensthorpeKirklees 6,6473 £126,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF12.

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