WF13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe and Westborough, in Kirklees.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WF13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WF13, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WF13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WF13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF13 at a rate of 154.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across WF.
In August 2026 alone, 378 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,916), other crime (1,034) and anti-social behaviour (444).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF13 was 170.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WF13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF13 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WF13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 012D | 2,319 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Kirklees 016A | 1,585 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Kirklees 016B | 1,574 | 149.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.2% |
| Kirklees 016C | 1,659 | 165.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 016D | 1,510 | 149.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Kirklees 017A | 2,015 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| Kirklees 017B | 2,200 | 592.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 70.5% |
| Kirklees 017F | 1,673 | 105.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Kirklees 017G | 1,373 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Kirklees 019A | 1,917 | 142.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Kirklees 019B | 1,580 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| Kirklees 019C | 1,740 | 134.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Kirklees 019D | 1,801 | 108.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.7% |
| Kirklees 023A | 1,692 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.4% |
| Kirklees 023B | 2,127 | 139.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Kirklees 023C | 1,850 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| Kirklees 023D | 1,712 | 170.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
MPs for WF13
- Iqbal MohamedIndependentMP for Dewsbury and Batley98% of WF13’s postcodes
- Kim LeadbeaterLabourMP for Spen Valley1.6% of WF13’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WF134
Postcode sectors in WF135
Council1
Towns in WF132
Postcode districts next to WF135
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WF postcode area2
WF13 in brief
WF13 is a postcode district covering Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe and Westborough, in Kirklees.
About 31,275 people lived in WF13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £150,000 in 2025 across 192 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 154.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF13 was £150,000 in 2025.
WF13 had 30,131 usual residents at the census.
In WF13, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WF13, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.