North Park Street, Dewsbury, WF13 4LU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WF13 4LU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	51.1%	0.4%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	49.3%	48.9%	-0.4%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35%	33.4%	-1.6%	37.9%	-4.5%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	48.4%	5.0%	44.2%	4.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	7.8%	8.8%	1.0%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	9.9%	5.5%	-4.4%	6.1%	-0.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.8%	52.7%	8.9%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	33.3%	31.2%	-2.1%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	20.2%	13.7%	-6.5%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.2%	21.5%	-8.7%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	11.1%	1.2%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	13.7%	0.8%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	6.6%	6.5%	-0.1%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	16.9%	4.0%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	21.3%	27%	5.7%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.9%	13.9%	7.0%	3.1%	10.8%
Pakistani	11.9%	24.9%	13.0%	2.7%	22.2%
Other Asian	1%	1%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	2%	1.8%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.7%
White	78.8%	54.6%	-24.2%	81.4%	-26.8%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.7%	85.6%	-5.1%	83.2%	2.4%
European Union	1.2%	2%	0.8%	6.1%	-4.1%
Africa	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	5%	10.5%	5.5%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.3%	-1.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.5%	85.8%	-4.7%	83.2%	2.6%
10+ Years	2.9%	9.8%	6.9%	9.8%	0.0%
5-10 Years	0.5%	2%	1.5%	2.9%	-0.9%
2-5 Years	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	1.2%	-3.6%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	76.7%	9.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.1%	37.2%	-21.1%
Christian	36.6%	46.2%	-9.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	40.5%	6.5%	34.0%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is North Park Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around North Park Street was 121.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 1.6% higher than the Batley East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

North Park Street has the 49th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in WF13 4LU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on North Park Street are based on 50 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kirklees.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for North Park Street, Dewsbury, WF13 4LU

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF13 4LU

Average Price
£278,191

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£278,191

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for North Park Street

Average Price
£222,292

Semi-Detached
£213,052

Terraced
£230,754

Detached
£214,076

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on North Park Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 North Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£276,500	2024-10-18	£288,718
1 North Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2007-01-16	£350,645
13 North Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£145,250	2006-05-26	£234,601
9 North Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2004-10-01	£284,059
1 North Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£25,000	2002-07-01	£87,379

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WF13 4LU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	27
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	17
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Human health and social work activities	30
Education	26
Manufacturing	24
Construction	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dewsbury Moor Nursery School Knowles Hill Road , Dewsbury Moor WF13 4QS	- not rated	738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Flatts Nursery School Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU	3out of 4	769 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Savile Town Nursery School Warren Street , WF12 9LY	- not rated	1,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Croft House Nursery School New Street , WF5 8AG	- not rated	5,405 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Healds Road , WF13 4HY	- not rated	537 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dewsbury) Healds Road , WF13 4HY	- not rated	537 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Boothroyd Lane , WF13 2LP	- not rated	612 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John?s CE Primary School Boothroyd Lane , WF13 2LP	- not rated	612 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Boothroyd Lane Infant School Boothroyd Lane , WF13 2LW	- not rated	624 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Oxford Road , WF13 4LL	- not rated	353 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Oxford Road , WF13 4LL	- not rated	353 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westborough High School Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE	3out of 4	418 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkdale High School Wheelwright Drive , WF13 4JB	- not rated	460 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School High Street , WF16 0AH	3out of 4	2,139 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wellhouse Middle School Wellhouse Lane , WF14 0BE	- not rated	3,117 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Battyeford CofE (Controlled) Middle School Nab Lane , WF14 9QH	- not rated	4,755 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gomersal Church of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School Oxford Road , Gomersal BD19 4PX	- not rated	4,930 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dewsbury College Halifax Road , WF13 2AS	- not rated	731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Batley Grammar School Carlinghow Hill , WF17 0AD	- not rated	3,100 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Branch Christian School Dewsbury Gospel Church , West Park Street WF13 4LA	- not rated	443 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethos College Knowles Hill Road , Dewsbury Moor WF13 4QS	- not rated	744 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ethos College Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS	4out of 4	775 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School Drill Hall House , Bath Street WF13 2JR	- not rated	781 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Zakaria Muslim Girls' High School 111 Warwick Road , WF17 6AJ	- not rated	1,874 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fisheries	69 Halifax Road, Dewsbury	518 yd
Woodland Court Bistro	Woodland Court, School Lane	613 yd
Volunteers Coffee Shops	Dewsbury And District Hospital, Halifax Road	676 yd
Chum Chee's	Chum Chee, 36-38 Mill Road	1,005 yd
Crave Box	47A Town Street, Batley	1,010 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Westborough Ratepayers Club	Brunswick Street, Westborough	292 yd
St Johns Lodge	Halifax Road, Dewsbury	646 yd
Bath Hotel	18 Halifax Road, Dewsbury	840 yd
Woodman Inn	6 Hartley Street, Dewsbury	901 yd
Dewsbury Moor A R L F C and C A S P	Dewsbury Moor A R L F C, 229 Heckmondwike Road	919 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Birkdale Convenience Store, Halifax Road Post Office	73 Halifax Road, Dewsbury	560 yd
Royalz Fast Food	14 Halifax Road, Dewsbury	834 yd
Chipbox	6 Willans Road, Dewsbury	906 yd
Moorside Fisheries	45 Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury Moor	994 yd
Pizza Village Batley	48 Thorncliffe Estate, Staincliffe	1,012 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Costcutter	10 Brunswick Street, Westborough		214 yd
Lidl	Commercial Road, Dewsbury		1,068 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Healds Road Playing Field Green Lane	grass pitches	365 yd
Birkdale High School (Closed) Wheelwright Drive	grass pitches	378 yd
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	406 yd
Westborough High School STOCKHILL STREET	grass pitches	413 yd
Halifax Road Recreation Ground WHEELWRIGHT DRIVE	grass pitches	429 yd
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Healds Road	grass pitches	523 yd
Westmoor Community Sports Hall Westmoor Junior School Westmoor Junior School Church Lane	grass pitches	668 yd
Westmoor Primary School CHURCH LANE	grass pitches	670 yd
Arena Centre (Closed) BOOTHROYD LANE		701 yd
Crow Nest Park Boothroyd Lane	grass pitches	764 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	66.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.