WF13 2PL Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dewsbury East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Saville Walk, The Flatts: 37 addresses
- Barber Walk, The Flatts: 2 addresses
- Savile Walk, Dewsbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Saville Walk, The Flatts: 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- EIGHTLANDS WELL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 23-25 Bradford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2DU: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- 13, Nelson Street, Dewsbury: up to 9 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- The Principal, Northgate, Dewsbury, WF13 1DT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Cliffe Street, Dewsbury: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Sunnyside Care Home, 6-8, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Spafield Mills, Upper Road, Batley, WF17 7LR: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 41 addresses are between 60 m and 65 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 160 m |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Willans Road Dewsbury | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dewsbury Bus Station | 410 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliffe Street Car Park | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Railway Station GeniePoint | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Albion Mount Medical Practice | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest G Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Dental Centre | 120 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Dewsbury Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 20 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,450 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crow Nest Park 18 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Rock House Recreation Ground 2.0 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 41 |
2 of the postcode's 41 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Saville Walk.