WF12 8HS
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Property report — WF12 8HS
Open-data due diligence for WF12 8HS and the area around it.
WF12 8HS in brief: 18 recorded sales (£22,000–£165,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF12 8HS 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
None modelled
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | £157,000 | 6 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-12-03 | £104,000 | 9 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-11-26 | £165,000 | 8 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-09-30 | £98,000 | 9 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-12-15 | £145,000 | 8 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-12-15 | £141,000 | 12 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-07-30 | £85,000 | 4 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-10-30 | £91,000 | 8 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-03-31 | £67,500 | 13 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-04-20 | £82,500 | 8 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-01-24 | £42,500 | 13 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-09-12 | £64,950 | 2 SYKE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-02 | £53,000 | 4 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-05-30 | £49,000 | 2 SYKE STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £35,000 | 19 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-06-15 | £33,000 | 1 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-06-23 | £39,500 | 4 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-04-14 | £22,000 | 4 SYKE STREET | Terraced |
18 recorded sales on WF12 8HS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlsheaton Infant School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Manor Croft Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Eastborough Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | 0.9 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: WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR. (0.8 mi) · CALDER VIEW SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.0 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PROVIDENCE MILL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ST PETER'S PARISH CENTRE INCLUDING THE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHICKENLEY HEATH FARMHOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: EARLSHEATON PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · CHICKENLEY PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Dewsbury (1.0 mi) · Batley (1.5 mi) · Ravensthorpe (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.6 mi) · ALDI (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (0.7 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
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WF12 8HS 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 8 | PostcodeWF12 8HS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £256,964 | £160,039 | £81,942 |
| 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% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
— = 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.