WF12 7LW
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Property report — WF12 7LW
Open-data due diligence for WF12 7LW and the area around it.
WF12 7LW in brief: 57 recorded sales (£44,000–£240,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF12 7LW 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 sold price in WF12 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (39 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | £207,000 | 29 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-03-26 | £240,000 | 5 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-15 | £160,000 | 2 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-04 | £190,000 | 25 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-13 | £180,000 | 7 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-30 | £220,000 | 35 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-31 | £205,000 | 41 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-31 | £210,000 | 33 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-21 | £175,000 | 3 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-04 | £200,000 | 18 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-26 | £187,000 | 27 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-05 | £176,950 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-30 | £160,000 | 1 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-05-21 | £130,000 | 29 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-22 | £175,000 | 35 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-09 | £190,000 | 5 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-19 | £148,000 | 11 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-04 | £162,000 | 8 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-04-27 | £142,000 | 16 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-04-13 | £152,000 | 9 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-07 | £170,000 | 43 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-16 | £140,000 | 37 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-01 | £160,000 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-08 | £137,000 | 25 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-26 | £137,000 | 3 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-21 | £142,500 | 39 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-07-11 | £125,000 | 19 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-12-20 | £140,000 | 41 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-02-08 | £134,950 | 47 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-11 | £120,000 | 12 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-20 | £105,660 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-11-28 | £132,000 | BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-09 | £131,500 | 23 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-10 | £142,000 | 45 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-23 | £144,950 | 12 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-22 | £146,000 | 19 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-20 | £150,000 | 18 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-18 | £133,000 | 33 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-23 | £125,000 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-24 | £112,000 | 39 BYWELL CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2006-05-19 | £133,000 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-10-13 | £105,000 | 33 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-09-28 | £185,000 | 5 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-03 | £140,000 | 3 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-10 | £124,000 | 21 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-14 | £129,950 | 12 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-30 | £55,000 | 14 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-09 | £65,000 | 8 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-02 | £77,500 | 4 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-27 | £58,500 | 31 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-30 | £60,000 | 43 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-21 | £56,950 | 10 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-07 | £45,000 | 15 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-07 | £45,000 | 15 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-17 | £44,000 | 47 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-15 | £50,000 | 49 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-23 | £45,000 | 18 BYWELL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
57 recorded sales on WF12 7LW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Manor Croft Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Eastborough Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
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: WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · LOCALA KIRKLEES SAS (1.0 mi) · LOCALA CALDERDALE SAS (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.9 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHICKENLEY HEATH FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · PROVIDENCE MILL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · ST PETER'S PARISH CENTRE INCLUDING THE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: EARLSHEATON PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BOOTS (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Dewsbury (1.1 mi) · Batley (1.3 mi) · Ravensthorpe (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · ALDI (0.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.7 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 7LW 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 7LW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £256,964 | £236,573 | £136,095 |
| 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 1 July 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.