WF12 postcode district
WF12 holds 820 live postcodes around Wakefield, in Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield.
No listed town or village has its centre in WF12; the nearest are on the neighbouring districts below.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Dewsbury East | 48% |
| Dewsbury South | 43% |
| Kirkburton | 3% |
| Batley East | 2% |
| Dewsbury West | 2% |
| Morley South | 1% |
| Ossett | 0% |
| Wakefield Rural | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Dewsbury and Batley | 99% |
| Leeds South West and Morley | 1% |
| Ossett and Denby Dale | 1% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 2 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 60% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 5% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the WF area
WF1 · WF2 · WF3 · WF4 · WF5 · WF6 · WF7 · WF8 · WF9 · WF10 · WF11 · WF13 · WF14 · WF15 · WF16 · WF17 · WF90
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.