WF12 7FB
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Property report — WF12 7FB
Open-data due diligence for WF12 7FB and the area around it.
WF12 7FB in brief: 16 recorded sales (£179,196–£1,048,642) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF12 7FB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF12 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£236,573
Population
18,247
Crimes recorded
55
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WF12 7, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (39 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | £302,000 | 8 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-02-21 | £256,995 | 3 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2025-01-24 | £284,995 | 1 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-20 | £261,246 | 5 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-13 | £284,995 | 7 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-03-01 | £900,334 | 11 SKYLARK DRIVE | Other |
| 2024-01-12 | £364,995 | 9 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-15 | £1,048,642 | 15 SKYLARK DRIVE | Other |
| 2023-12-08 | £182,396 | 28 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-12-08 | £179,196 | 26 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-12-01 | £182,396 | 24 SKYLARK DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-11-30 | £847,381 | 22 SKYLARK DRIVE | Other |
| 2023-07-28 | £301,995 | 4 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-07-28 | £289,995 | 8 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-07-28 | £328,495 | 2 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-07-28 | £320,646 | 6 SKYLARK DRIVE | Detached |
16 recorded sales on WF12 7FB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Manor Croft Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS (0.7 mi) · LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS (0.7 mi) · WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.1 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Gawthorpe Water Tower (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BOUNDARY STONE OPPOSITE ST PAUL'S VICARAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · TOLL GATES OUTSIDE TOLL BAR COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: EARLSHEATON PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · HUGHES CHEMISTS (NORTHERN) LIMITED (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Batley (1.1 mi) · Dewsbury (1.5 mi) · Ravensthorpe (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.6 mi) · ALDI (1.2 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 7,446
Owned 67% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF12 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF12 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 54/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF12 7FB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWF12 | SectorWF12 7 | PostcodeWF12 7FB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £256,964 | £236,573 | £396,044 |
| Population | 52,654 | 18,247 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 282 | 55 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF12 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.