Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown
Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,009 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Dewsbury Moor · Postcode WF12 · WF13
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,551 of 6,856 in England
- #623 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #57 of 59 in Kirklees
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Process & plant 17% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Process & plant | 17% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 63% · Christian 18% · No religion 14%
Born outside the UK: 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,551 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #57 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (35) and lowest on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £150,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 33 sales), 29% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,637 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £150,000 | 33 | +3.4% | +46.3% |
| Detached | £170,000 | 5 | — | — |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 13 | +1.4% | +63.6% |
| Terraced | £130,000 | 15 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,938 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,192 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 405 |
| Theft | 63 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 |
| Public order & weapons | 100 |
| Drugs | 34 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 27 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 69 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Kirklees
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw ParkManchester4£155,000
- YewtreeLiverpool4£135,250
- Chaddesden WestDerby4£180,000
- Chelmsley Wood WestSolihull4£185,000
- Bishop Auckland SouthCounty Durham4£100,000
- Central HastingsHastings4£210,000