WF12Dewsbury, Kirklees, England

House prices in WF12, Dewsbury

Homes in WF12 sold for a median of £195,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 730 standard sales.

That makes it the seventh cheapest of the 17 WF postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£195,000730 standard sales
Middle half of prices£150,000 to £258,000
Against the Kirklees council area9% belowKirklees median £215,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in WF12, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached174£310,000£261,000 to £364,000Too few
Semi-detached333£200,000£160,000 to £240,000Too few
Terraced206£150,000£120,000 to £172,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes17£108,000£67,000 to £115,000Too few

Only 34 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 46% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 28%.

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Where prices are higher in WF12

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF12 7, around Dewsbury, with a median of £225,000, and lowest in WF12 9, around Dewsbury, at £155,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in WF12 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 85 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in WF12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
WF12 0LT£516,5004
WF12 7FG£361,5009
WF12 7NZ£360,0005
WF12 0JA£356,0003
WF12 7SX£347,0008
WF12 7PZ£333,0004
WF12 0JP£310,0003
WF12 7FF£299,00016
WF12 0QP£292,5004
WF12 7AX£292,5006
WF12 7FA£290,00013
WF12 7DY£285,0003
WF12 7FB£285,0005
WF12 8AQ£285,0005
WF12 7PG£282,5004
WF12 0DF£265,0003
WF12 8DN£265,0004
WF12 7DP£262,0003
WF12 7DN£261,0004
WF12 7JA£257,0003
WF12 7PQ£256,5006
WF12 0QU£250,0003
WF12 0PY£245,0004
WF12 7EA£245,0003
WF12 7PU£245,0003
WF12 7ED£243,0003
WF12 0LR£240,0005
WF12 8DF£240,0005
WF12 7TE£229,0004
WF12 7JT£225,0003
WF12 8DL£225,0008
WF12 7AS£218,0003
WF12 7HX£217,5004
WF12 7AP£210,0007
WF12 0JX£208,0004
WF12 8NH£205,5006
WF12 7AY£205,0007
WF12 7EL£205,0004
WF12 7QP£205,0003
WF12 7SD£205,0004
WF12 8LP£205,0005
WF12 8PZ£202,5004
WF12 8RG£200,0003
WF12 8LS£197,5003
WF12 7HU£196,5006
WF12 7HQ£190,0003
WF12 7RE£189,0003
WF12 7LR£188,0003
WF12 7LW£185,0006
WF12 7EB£182,5004
WF12 0EU£180,0004
WF12 0JU£180,0003
WF12 7AN£180,0003
WF12 8RZ£180,0005
WF12 9HX£180,0005
WF12 8NF£175,0003
WF12 0LJ£173,0004
WF12 7QG£170,0003
WF12 8LY£169,0003
WF12 0DN£165,0003
WF12 8QB£165,0003
WF12 0HB£160,0007
WF12 0NG£160,0004
WF12 7LE£160,0003
WF12 8HS£157,0003
WF12 8JG£155,0004
WF12 0RE£152,5006
WF12 7HH£152,5003
WF12 9HZ£152,0003
WF12 7LA£150,0003
WF12 8NB£150,0009
WF12 8BY£146,5004
WF12 8HD£146,5004
WF12 0BB£145,0003
WF12 9ET£145,0003
WF12 0HG£140,0003
WF12 7HJ£140,0005
WF12 9PF£140,0003
WF12 9RA£120,0004
WF12 0BT£115,0003
WF12 7QD£110,0003
WF12 8QZ£105,0003
WF12 9EX£100,0003
WF12 7AB£97,0003
WF12 7QL£96,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £137,000
  2. 2017: £141,000
  3. 2018: £138,000
  4. 2019: £145,000
  5. 2020: £157,000
  6. 2021: £170,000
  7. 2022: £180,000
  8. 2023: £177,500
  9. 2024: £186,500
  10. 2025: £200,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £190,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 46%, from £137,000 in 2016 to £200,000 in 2025, the same as the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Coal mining

All 820 live postcodes in WF12 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).

Postcode districts in the Kirklees council area

Median sale price of the 15 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WF12 is the seventh cheapest.

  1. HD9 Holmfirth£280,000
  2. HD8 Huddersfield£271,000
  3. WF14 Mirfield£243,000
  4. BD19 Cleckheaton£220,000
  5. HD7 Huddersfield£217,000
  6. HD2 Huddersfield£215,000
  7. HD3 Huddersfield£205,000
  8. WF15 Liversedge£200,000
  9. WF12 Dewsbury, this district£195,000
  10. WF17 Batley£185,500
  11. HD4 Huddersfield£185,000
  12. HD5 Huddersfield£181,000
  13. WF16 Heckmondwike£170,000
  14. WF13 Dewsbury£150,000
  15. HD1 Huddersfield£137,500

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £77,000 for a flat on Bendigo Road to £345,000 for a semi-detached house on Mardale Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in WF12. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 5 Sovereigns WaySold for £130,000WF12 9PFSold on 28 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 6 Welwyn RoadSold for £170,000WF12 7HASold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 21 Bendigo RoadSold for £77,000WF12 7LXSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 375 Leeds RoadSold for £155,000WF12 7HJSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 71, Hall Lane Cottages The CombsSold for £142,500WF12 0LGSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 9 Ullswater AvenueSold for £265,000WF12 7PJSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 27 Willerton CloseSold for £190,000WF12 7SQSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 18 Mardale RoadSold for £345,000WF12 7NSSold on 9 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 50 Woodburn AvenueSold for £202,500WF12 8LJSold on 8 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  10. 31 Hazel DriveSold for £110,000WF12 8PRSold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Leeds Road, Dewsbury£170,00047 sales
  • Goshawk Court, Dewsbury£299,00016 sales
  • Goldfinch Way, Dewsbury£290,00013 sales
  • Jilling Ing Park, Earlsheaton£232,50012 sales
  • Lees Hall Road, Dewsbury£120,50010 sales

Living in WF12

Crime

88 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 72 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it

Higher than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,441 a year in Kirklees for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of WF12, from the sales in WF12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Dewsbury East 476 sales£205,000
  2. Dewsbury South 243 sales£172,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in WF12, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B252.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C38644.4%, England and Wales 46.9%
D40246.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E364.1%, England and Wales 7.3%
F121.4%, England and Wales 1.9%
G70.8%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in WF12, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900354.0%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19299611.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194920924.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196624928.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198215918.3%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995505.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011576.6%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later141.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 730 standard sales in WF12 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.