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On Edge Lane, in Thornhill
What it's like at WF12 0QT: every home that has sold on Edge Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Edge Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 61 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1a, Edge LaneDetached | Oct 2020 | £275,000 | 91 m² | £3,022/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1b, Edge LaneDetached | Jun 2015 | £218,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 1c, Edge LaneDetached | Jun 2001 | £113,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Edge LaneDetached | Jul 2006 | £158,000 | 88 m² | £1,795/m² | 1 |
| 7, Edge LaneDetached | Feb 2019 | £121,000 | 76 m² | £1,592/m² | 1 |
| 9, Edge LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £89,950 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ravensthorpe, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 31k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is The Town, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 280); 42 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Thornhill Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 43.6 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (5.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Mullaco Dewsbury Supermarket, 1.2 km away, with Thornhill News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Paddock Surgery (250 m), with Thornhill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, 133 By El is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 9.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 1 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Sweet Vibes is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Scarborough the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Thornhill Rectory Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Overthorpe Park (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 55 km.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Dewsbury and Batley constituency: Iqbal Mohamed MP (Independent), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Ind gain from Lab, majority 6,934 (18.2%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Independent 41%, Labour 23%, Reform UK 16%, Conservative 11%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WF12 0QT →
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 61 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 41 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Formby · about 83 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 59 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.