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WF12 8HJ lies on Princess Lane in Dewsbury. WF12 8HJ is located in the Dewsbury East electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Kirklees and the English Parliamentary constituency of Dewsbury. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - X2C4Y and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WF12 8HJ maps

WF12 8HJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF12 8HJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF12 8HJ geodata

Easting426060
Northing421599
Latitude53.690195
Longitude-1.606850

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Where is WF12 8HJ?

StreetPrincess Lane
Town/CityDewsbury
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF12

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WF12 8HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF12 8HJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardDewsbury East
ConstituencyDewsbury

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF12 8HJ

2A, PRINCESS LANE, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY, WF12 8HJ
2019
25 JAN
£197,000
2A, PRINCESS LANE, EARLSHEATON, DEWSBURY, WF12 8HJ
2014
21 NOV
£179,950

➜ Dewsbury house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF12 8HJ

Princess Lane Syke Ln (Princess Lane)Chickenley35m
Princess Lane Syke Ln (Princess Lane)Chickenley59m
Wakefield Rd Syke Lane (Wakefield Road)Earlsheaton198m
Princess Lane Princess Rd (Princess Lane)Chickenley210m
Wakefield Rd Bywell Road (Wakefield Road)Earlsheaton211m

Nearest railway stations to WF12 8HJ

Dewsbury Station1.7km
Batley Station2.4km
Ravensthorpe Station3.6km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF12 8HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband66.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband66.7%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF12 8HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

78.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF12 8HJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF12 8HJ (metres)

Bargain Corner
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
65-67 Princess Lane
215m
Heath Cottage Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Allworks Properties
231m
Bobbys smash burgers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
264 Wakefield Road
277m

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Nearest post box to WF12 8HJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Princess Lane16:3011:30267m
Wakefield Road18:0011:15303m
175 Chickenley Lane17:1511:30500m

WF12 8HJ ITL and WF12 8HJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF12 8HJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE44Calderdale and Kirklees
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000034Kirklees

WF12 8HJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF12 8HJ:

CodeName
OAE00056082
LSOAE01011125Kirklees 018E
MSOAE02002288Kirklees 018

Nearest postcodes to WF12 8HJ

WF12 8HAAsh Grove46m
WF12 8HDPrincess Lane66m
WF12 8HWGlen Dene67m
WF12 8EZWestfield Avenue68m
WF12 8HBSyke Lane76m
WF12 8HQBank Grove86m
WF12 8HNSyke Lane92m
WF12 8HHBank View120m
WF12 8HPSyke Lane135m
WF12 8HGPrincess Lane136m