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WF13 postcode area · Kirklees

The WF13 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees. Area Scores range from 3 to 37 across them. Every full WF13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the WF13 district's neighbourhoods is Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton (38 out of 100, #4,276 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Ravensthorpe (3). 10 of the 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Dewsbury Central & Westborough to £230,000 in Upper Batley & Soothill — a 1.9× gap within the WF13 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,341a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF13 district

£150,000median home sold over the past year · +33.3% over 5 years · +11.1% over the year · 182 sales
Detached£267,000
Semi-detached£166,500
Terraced£130,000
Flat£87,000
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shaw Cross & Hanging HeatonKirklees 4,27638 £218,750
Upper Batley & SoothillKirklees 5,28323 £230,000
Heckmondwike NorthKirklees 5,68117 £170,000
Earlsheaton & ChickenleyKirklees 5,69517 £202,750
Staincliffe & HealeyKirklees 5,75616 £160,000
Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill LeesKirklees 5,79116 £157,500
Batley Carr & Mount PleasantKirklees 5,85914 £124,950
Dewsbury Moor UpperKirklees 6,13310 £160,438
Dewsbury Central & WestboroughKirklees 6,2988 £120,000
Dewsbury Moor Lower & WesttownKirklees 6,5514 £150,000
RavensthorpeKirklees 6,6473 £126,500

People living in WF13 Census 2021

Residents90,192
Median age (est.)34
Density3,416per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 14%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Process & plant 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Process & plant14%
Elementary13%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 50%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 45%Asian 50%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 49% · Christian 25% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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.

Towns & places in WF13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF13 district.

Batley Dewsbury Dewsbury Moor Heckmondwike

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF13.

WF16 WF12 WF17 WF15 WF14 WF5 BD19 BD11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.