Area Information for Dewsbury, WF13 3BU

This postcode in Dewsbury is in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The postcode is within the Dewsbury West ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Dewsbury and Batley. This page combines information for the address Dewsbury, WF13 3BU, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of WF13 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in August 1997. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Kirklees
Ward Dewsbury West
Constituency Dewsbury and Batley * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We hold details of the latest crimes committed near Dewsbury, WF13 3BU - click here.

We also have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Dewsbury), and the West Yorkshire Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Dewsbury, WF13 3BU is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Dewsbury, WF13 3BU:

Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3JR
Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3HN
Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3HH
Queen Street, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3BT
Gardens Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3HQ
Calder Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3JS

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about WF13 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 9
Semi-Detached 18
Terraced 54
Flat (Purpose-Built) 37
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 119
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Dewsbury contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 36% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 24
Owned with Mortgage 15
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 8
Rented: Other Social 34
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 30
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 4
Total 118

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 47
Two People 20
Three People 13
Four People 13
Five People 15
Six People 4
Seven People 4
8+ People 3
Total 119

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of household compositions, as detailed below. No single type accounts for more than 50% of the households.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 46
Family Household 55
Other Household 18
Total 119

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 20
Deprived In One Dimension 46
Deprived In Two Dimensions 36
Deprived In Three Dimensions 14
Deprived In Four Dimensions 3
Total 119

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Dewsbury and Batley constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.

Gender
Male 167
Female 170
Total 337

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 31
5-9 24
10-14 23
15-19 29
20-24 22
25-29 17
30-34 31
35-39 31
40-44 21
45-49 16
50-54 15
55-59 14
60-64 14
65-69 9
70-74 18
75-79 12
80-84 5
85+ 5
Total 337

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode WF13 3BU does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 68
Married 138
Separated 11
Divorced 24
Widowed 15
Total 256

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 137
Good 125
Fair 45
Bad 26
Very Bad 4
Total 337

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

WF13 3BU and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 43% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 46
Apprenticeship 6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 22
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
No GCSEs or Equivalent 110
Other 9
Total 253

Ethnic Group Embed This

Dewsbury can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 28% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 95
Mixed Ethnicity 3
Indian 12
Pakistani 197
Other Asian 7
Black African 3
Black Caribbean 2
Arab 4
Other 11
Total 334

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Dewsbury), 58% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 196
European Union 39
Africa 3
Middle East and Asia 95
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 4
Total 337

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 196
10+ Years 90
5-10 Years 15
2-5 Years 23
Less Than 2 Years 13
Total 337

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to WF13 3BU.

Passport(s) Held
None 41
United Kingdom 242
Republic of Ireland 3
European Union 38
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 14

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 21
Christian 79
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 1
Muslim 217
Sikh 0
Other Religion 4
Not Stated 15
Total 337

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 41
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 36
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 12
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 0
Unemployed 14
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 26
Retired 43
Looking After Home or Family 41
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 26
Other 15
Total 254

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 4
Professional Occupations 9
Associate Professional Occupations 5
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 1
Skilled Trades Occupations 7
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 9
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 13
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 24
Elementary Occupations 23
Total 95

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 9
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 11
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 9
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 22
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 11
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 23
Semi-Routine Occupation 65
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 82
Full-time Student 24
Total 256

Dewsbury, WF13 3BU is within the Dewsbury policing neighbourhood, under the West Yorkshire Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near WF13 3BU
Neighbourhood Team Address Dewsbury
Aldams Road
WF12 8AR
Website: http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/my-neighbourhood/kirklees/dewsbury/contacts

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Key: Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to WF13 3BU. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for WF13 3BU.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest railway station is Ravensthorpe, approximately 700 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Ravensthorpe 700 yards
Mirfield 1.3 miles
Dewsbury 1.5 miles
Batley 2.6 miles
Deighton 3.8 miles
Brighouse 5 miles
Huddersfield 5.5 miles
Morley 5.7 miles
Low Moor 6.1 miles
Stocksmoor 6.4 miles
Wakefield Westgate 6.4 miles
Lockwood 6.5 miles
Shepley 6.5 miles
White Rose 6.5 miles
Outwood 6.7 miles
Berry Brow 6.7 miles
Cottingley 6.8 miles
Honley 6.9 miles
Wakefield Kirkgate 7.1 miles
Brockholes 7.2 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Diamond Wood Community Academy, approximately 420 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Rida Boys High School, approximately 0.9 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Rida Boys High School 0.9 miles  
Castle Hall Academy 1.1 miles February 2023
    
Westborough High School 1.1 miles June 2017
    
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.3 miles November 2022
    
Rida Girls High School 1.3 miles  
Ethos College 1.4 miles February 2017
    
Madni Academy 1.5 miles  
The Mirfield Free Grammar 1.7 miles February 2020
    
Heckmondwike Grammar School 2 miles April 2022
    
Brian Jackson College 2 miles  

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Dr Mahmood & Partners, approximately 190 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Woods Dental Surgery, approximately 1.2 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Dewsbury and District Hospital, approximately 1.6 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Dewsbury, WF13 3BU. The nearest is Eye Pharmacy, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Eye Pharmacy 0.6 miles
Hanson Opticians 1.3 miles
K M Cockerill 1.3 miles
Adams Opticians Ltd 1.3 miles
Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Dewsbury 1.6 miles
Armitage Allot & Partners 1.9 miles
Phipps Opticians 2 miles
Premier Vision 2 miles
Opticare 2.2 miles
Whaley Opticians Ltd 2.7 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.