WF13 1QL Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dewsbury East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Corporation Street, Dewsbury: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Corporation Street, Dewsbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Corporation Street, Dewsbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Kirklees in 2026-27: Band D £2,441 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,899 | £2,170 | £2,441 | £2,984 | £3,526 | £4,068 | £4,882 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (82% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dewsbury Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 14 and 16, Market Place, grade II
- 15, 17, 19 AND 21, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 18 AND 20, CORPORATION STREET, grade II
- 26, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 27, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 29, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 30 AND 32, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 53, 55 AND 57, BRANCH ROAD, grade II
- BARCLAY'S BANK, grade II
- Former Co-Operative Society Building (Pioneer House), grade II
- HSBC, 14A, Market Place, grade II
- PAIR OF TELEPHONE KIOSKS ON CENTRAL RESERVATION, grade II
- The Arcade, Dewsbury, grade II
- THE BLACK BULL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Principal, Northgate, Dewsbury, WF13 1DT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Cliffe Street, Dewsbury: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 13, Nelson Street, Dewsbury: up to 9 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 23-25 Bradford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2DU: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 5-9, High Road, Earlsheaton, WF12 8AZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Sunnyside Care Home, 6-8, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 39 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dewsbury 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Dewsbury | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dewsbury Bus Station | 300 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliffe Street Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Railway Station GeniePoint | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Windsor Medical Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Empire House Dental Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Dewsbury Police Station | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 20 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,150 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Caulms Wood Recreation Ground 2.6 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dewsbury Town Hall, including former Magistrates’ Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south-east. 68 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury Town Hall, including former Magistrates’ Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south |
| Crow Nest Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km west |
| Dewsbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Wilderness | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| New Cut Top | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 2.4 km east |
| Priest Royd Wood | Wood | 3.1 km south-west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 21 |
20 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 72% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Corporation Street.