Most deprived 10%
IMD England
310
Crime · Aug '26
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
338
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 338 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WF13 1EL
England & WalesCrime trends · near WF13 1EL
Counts are for Dewsbury East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
102
YoY —
133670
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
52
YoY —
52260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
24
YoY —
27140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
28
YoY —
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
31
YoY —
31160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
30
YoY —
39200
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
23
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.42.5%
Pakistani33.8%
Other White6.5%
Indian5.5%
Other Asian2.6%
+ 2 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
Muslim43.9%
Christian28.5%
No religion21.8%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4920.8%
25–3416.5%
50–6415.9%
20–248.0%
≤47.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
One person: other36.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
One person: aged 66+11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.0%
+ 9 other households · 26.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 264 m straight lineabout 3 min
Dewsbury Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 23 min
Batley Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 2.6 km straight lineabout 33 min
Ravensthorpe Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 67 m straight lineabout 1 min
Northgate N4
Bus · south
- 71 m straight lineabout 1 min
Northgate N2
Bus · south
- 142 m straight lineabout 2 min
Willans Road
Bus · north-west
- 161 m straight lineabout 2 min
Willans Road
Bus · opp · south-east
- 174 m straight lineabout 2 min
Crackenedge Lane L4
Bus · north
Coordinates & Location for WF13 1EL
Postcode
WF13 1EL
Coordinates
53.6938, -1.6302
Grid reference
SE245219
Easting
424,519
Northing
421,991
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WM9V9+GW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dewsbury
Travel to Work
Huddersfield
ITL Region
Kirklees
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Kirklees
Local Authority
Council AreaDewsbury and Batley E14001196
Constituency
E14001196West Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Dewsbury East
Constituency code
E14001196
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Kirklees, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Kirklees
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Kirklees
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - X2C4Y
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kirklees 017B E01011130
E01011130MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 017 E02002287
E02002287LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kirklees 017B E01011130
E01011130MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirklees 017 E02002287
E02002287Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF13 1EL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011130 and MSOA E02002287 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 338
Present — Active
Postcode WF13 1EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WF13 1EL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
47.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
83%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 43%
Attainment 8
34.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 27%
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
55.6
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