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Dewsbury West

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North east Kirklees. About 20,601 people in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Dewsbury West, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
19,893
200th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.4%
1,982nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Dewsbury West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Dewsbury WestMiddle
Population23 wards, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every ward in Kirklees23 areas from 16,628 to 23,228. The middle area is 18,815. Dewsbury West is 19,893.
19,8936th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage23 wards, Kirklees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Kirklees23 areas from 79.9% to 98.9%. The middle area is 96.7%. Dewsbury West is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate23 wards, Kirklees · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Kirklees23 areas from 1.8% to 8.5%. The middle area is 4.4%. Dewsbury West is 8.5%.
8.5%highest
Aged 15 to 6423 wards, Kirklees · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Kirklees23 areas from 59.4% to 67.6%. The middle area is 63.2%. Dewsbury West is 65.4%.
65.4%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Kirklees

These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for each ward, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Dewsbury West alone. See Kirklees

Average house price
£208,987
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,867
90th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dewsbury West in brief

Dewsbury West had 19,893 usual residents at the census.

In Dewsbury West, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dewsbury West, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.4% of residents in Dewsbury West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.