# WF13 1XL: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF13 1XL is a postcode in Kirklees.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kirklees. Open the map at WF13 1XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13) › [WF13 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13-1)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Kirklees 024A: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **Dewsbury, 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **4 of 4 properties in WF13 1XL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 024A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **No gigabit broadband at WF13 1XL**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **Low road and rail noise at WF13 1XL**: Road 51 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL
- **16.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rida Girls High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rida-girls-high-school-e144811) | Independent | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/savile-town-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-infant-and-nursery-school-e107702) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Flatts Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flatts-nursery-school-e107592) | Nursery | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Madni Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madni-academy-e107794) | Independent | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Boothroyd Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boothroyd-primary-academy-e140234) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-paulinus-catholic-primary-academy-e148485) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Furqaan Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-furqaan-preparatory-school-e131131) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pentland Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentland-infant-and-nursery-school-e107690) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| October 2023 | £55,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| April 2025 | £83,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 380 m |
| July 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 380 m |
| March 2023 | £38,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| December 2025 | £150,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dewsbury (550 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CALDER VIEW SURGERY (290 m); EIGHTLANDS SURGERY (290 m); SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE (630 m); SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR. (780 m); THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (190 m); DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (290 m); NOBLE'S CHEMIST (380 m); BOOTS (510 m); WESTTOWN PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: DEWSBURY DENTAL CARE (230 m); BAKER AND RIGBY DENTAL SURGEONS (490 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS DEWSBURY (510 m); EMPIRE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); DEWSBURY DENTAL CENTRE (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dewsbury Superstore (140 m, Asda); Farmfoods Dewsbury (250 m, Farmfoods); Sainsburys Dewsbury (710 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Railway Street, Dewsbury (730 m, Aldi); Iceland Dewsbury (730 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,987** (July 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,987 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kirklees 024A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.0** (2025). Kirklees 024A has a deprivation score of 36.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,778th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,038** (2021). Kirklees 024A had 2,038 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,726th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 024A, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.9%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 024A, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WF13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF13 was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 106th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,131** (2021). WF13 had 30,131 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 919th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF13 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In WF13, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.6872, -1.6342

Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6342,53.6872,WF131XL

## How to cite

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