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Dewsbury Central & Westborough: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Dewsbury Central & Westborough neighbourhood of Kirklees, England (ONS area Kirklees 017). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes WF12, WF13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WF13 2JN.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Dewsbury Central & Westborough is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Kirklees (4 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £160,000 and flats for £69,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Kirklees (2.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Dewsbury, is about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£160,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£69,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£45,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Dewsbury Central & Westborough sits in Kirklees
- Typical house price: 18th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 26th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Dewsbury Central & Westborough
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kirklees, 4 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Dewsbury Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (330 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express and Northern to Leeds (about 16 min); Northern to Bradford Interchange (44 to 50 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Eastborough Academy 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Sep 2021).
- Nearest state secondary school St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Mar 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Dewsbury Central & Westborough
What is the typical house price in Dewsbury Central & Westborough?
£160,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Dewsbury Central & Westborough compare with the rest of Kirklees?
Typical house price: 18th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 26th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees.
Is Dewsbury Central & Westborough an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Dewsbury Central & Westborough gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.18; 1 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Dewsbury Central & Westborough?
Dewsbury. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (330 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express and Northern to Leeds (about 16 min); Northern to Bradford Interchange (44 to 50 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Dewsbury Central & Westborough?
Nearest state primary school. Eastborough Academy. 650 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Sep 2021). Nearest state secondary school. St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Mar 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.