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

WF13 2QX 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 2QX 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

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Kirklees 019A: 142 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **Dewsbury, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **No property in WF13 2QX 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=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF13 2QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **Low road and rail noise at WF13 2QX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **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=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX
- **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=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-voluntary-academy-e141470) | Secondary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westborough High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westborough-high-school-e107775) | Secondary | 310 m (4 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 | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Flatts Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flatts-nursery-school-e107592) | Nursery | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Al-Furqaan Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-furqaan-preparatory-school-e131131) | Independent | 640 m (8 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 | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Boothroyd Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boothroyd-primary-academy-e140234) | Primary | 700 m (9 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 | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £127,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2023 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2024 | £45,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £187,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £144,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dewsbury (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CALDER VIEW SURGERY (640 m); EIGHTLANDS SURGERY (640 m); THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: WESTTOWN PHARMACY (340 m); CLOVELLY PHARMACY (570 m); DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (640 m); G PHARMACY (840 m); DEWSBURY MOOR PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: DEWSBURY DENTAL CENTRE (780 m); BAKER AND RIGBY DENTAL SURGEONS (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dewsbury Superstore (790 m, Asda); Lidl Central Dewsbury Dewsbury (860 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Dewsbury (870 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Daily Dewsbury Moor (980 m, Morrisons)

## 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 61.3** (2025). Kirklees 019A has a deprivation score of 61.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 869th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,917** (2021). Kirklees 019A had 1,917 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,849th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 019A, 99.7% 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: 8.4%** (August 2026). In Kirklees 019A, 8.4% 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: 53.6916, -1.6441

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=-1.6441,53.6916,WF132QX

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