WF13 4NF Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dewsbury West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Brunswick Street, Dewsbury: 16 addresses
- Anroyd Street, Dewsbury: 1 address
- Blenheim Drive, Dewsbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brunswick Street, Westborough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brunswick Street, Westborough: 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 (53% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Sunnyside Care Home, 6-8, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Land at, Squirrel Hill Reservoir, Staincliffe Road, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Spafield Mills, Upper Road, Batley, WF17 7LR: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 21 addresses are between 115 m and 118 m above sea level (116 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 | 1.1 km |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Westborough High School Dewsbury | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dewsbury Bus Station | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Cliffe Street Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Railway Station GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Healds Road Surgery | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Dental Centre | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 700 m |
| Police station | Raccoon City Police Department | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,900 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crow Nest Park 18 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Green Lane Allotments 8,260 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crow Nest Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 800 m south. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Nest Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 800 m south |
| Dewsbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| New Cut Top | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Wilderness | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Greenwood Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 21 |
7 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Brunswick Street.