Postcode · Dewsbury

WF13 4AA area guide

Who lives in WF13 4AA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dewsbury Moor Upper
Council: Kirklees
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population: 1,654 (2024)

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At a glance

What WF13 4AA is like

WF13 4AA is a postcode in the Dewsbury Moor Upper area of Kirklees. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,654 people. 59% of households own their home, 30% rent privately and 10.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 53.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in WF13 4 sold for a median of £170,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WF13 4AA compares

Headline figures for WF13 4AA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 34.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£170,000

Median over 63 sales in WF13 4, +9.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 52 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 14 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£42,777

Average annual income before tax, higher than 19% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WF13 4AA differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
30% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
22.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in WF13 4 is up 9.7% on the year before.

Questions

WF13 4AA FAQs

Is WF13 4AA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 34.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in WF13 4AA?

The median sale price over the last year was £170,000.

Homes in WF13 4 sold for a median of £170,000 across 63 sales in the year to August 2026, +9.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is WF13 4AA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around WF13 4AA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in WF13 4AA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.8% of residents. 59% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.7%).

Which council covers WF13 4AA?

The local authority for WF13 4AA is Kirklees.

WF13 4AA comes under Kirklees in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WF13 4AA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 52 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dewsbury Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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