WF12 8AR
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Property report — WF12 8AR
Open-data due diligence for WF12 8AR and the area around it.
WF12 8AR in brief: 1 recorded sale (£1,440,000–£1,440,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF12 8AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF12 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£160,039
Population
16,325
Crimes recorded
95
Schools
2
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF12 8, 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 (30 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-27 | £1,440,000 | FARMFOODS LTD ALDAMS ROAD | Other |
1 recorded sale on WF12 8AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Eastborough Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
| Pentland Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Boothroyd Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: CALDER VIEW SURGERY (0.1 mi) · EIGHTLANDS SURGERY (0.1 mi) · THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.2 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · Dewsbury Library (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 85 AND 87, DAISY HILL (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Dewsbury (0.2 mi) · Ravensthorpe (1.3 mi) · Batley (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.1 mi) · Heron Foods (0.1 mi) · quality save (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 33%
- Households
- 6,406
Owned 58% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF12 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF12 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 85/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 8 | PostcodeWF12 8AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £256,964 | £160,039 | £1,440,000 |
| Population | 52,654 | 16,325 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 282 | 95 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 89% | 25% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 96% | 25% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF12 8); 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 30 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.