WF13 4RY Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dewsbury West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- School Lane, Dewsbury: 33 addresses
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dewsbury Moor: 1 address
- Knowles Hill Road, Dewsbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dewsbury Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dewsbury Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dewsbury Moor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near School Lane, Dewsbury Moor: 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 (58% of about 650 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
- Land at, Squirrel Hill Reservoir, Staincliffe Road, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (740 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 2 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 39 addresses are between 85 m and 90 m above sea level (88 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 | 1.7 km |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest School Grove Dewsbury Moor | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heckmondwike Bus Station | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Cliffe Street Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Healds Road Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dewsbury Moor Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 169-171 High Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 740 m |
| Police station | Raccoon City Police Department | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Dewsbury Country Park 87 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,380 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 89 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crow Nest Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km south-east. 5 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 | 1.0 km south-east |
| Dewsbury Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury Flood Relief Channel | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| New Cut Top | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Greenwood Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south |
| Wilderness | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
| Whitley Wood Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 39 |
9 of the postcode's 39 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 School Lane.