# WF13 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

WF13 2LQ 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 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [WF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13) › [WF13 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf13-2)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Kirklees 017G: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **Dewsbury, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **No property in WF13 2LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 017G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF13 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF13 2LQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **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=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ
- **14.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flatts Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flatts-nursery-school-e107592) | Nursery | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-e141470) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Al-Furqaan Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-furqaan-preparatory-school-e131131) | Independent | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Branch Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-branch-christian-school-e107795) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westborough High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westborough-high-school-e107775) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John’s CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-ce-primary-school-e152253) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Carlton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-junior-and-infant-school-e107600) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastborough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastborough-academy-e150358) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £203,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £89,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dewsbury (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (480 m); CALDER VIEW SURGERY (530 m); EIGHTLANDS SURGERY (530 m)
- Pharmacies: CLOVELLY PHARMACY (260 m); G PHARMACY (480 m); DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (530 m); WESTTOWN PHARMACY (560 m); BOOTS (810 m)
- Dental practices: DEWSBURY DENTAL CENTRE (440 m); BAKER AND RIGBY DENTAL SURGEONS (720 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS DEWSBURY (810 m); EMPIRE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (870 m); BATLEY CARR DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Central Dewsbury Dewsbury (530 m, Lidl); Asda Dewsbury Superstore (710 m, Asda); Farmfoods Dewsbury (740 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 017G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Kirklees 017G has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,462nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,373** (2021). Kirklees 017G had 1,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,056th least 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 017G, 99.1% 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: 5.6%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 017G, 5.6% 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: 53.6935, -1.6398

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=-1.6398,53.6935,WF132LQ

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