WF13 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF13 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF13
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.8%
Gigabit-capable
87.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WF13 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 721 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WF13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WF13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF13 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| WF13 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| WF13 1AE | 100% | 62.5% |
| WF13 1AG | 75% | 75% |
| WF13 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF13 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| WF13 1AR | 77.3% | 77.3% |
| WF13 1AS | 0% | 0% |
| WF13 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| WF13 1AU | 86.7% | 86.7% |
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Mobile signal around Kirklees
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WF13
Police recorded 449 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 176 | 39.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 | 15.1% |
| Public order | 43 | 9.6% |
| Shoplifting | 36 | 8.0% |
| Other theft | 28 | 6.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 16 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 13 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WF13
Based on 177 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF13 is £150,000, up 3.4% on the previous year (£145,000).
Detached
£230,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£185,000
45 sales
Terraced
£128,000
81 sales
Flat / maisonette
£82,500
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £142,000 | Terraced | Huddersfield Road | WF13 3RW |
| 13 May 2026 | £188,000 | Semi-detached | The Crescent | WF13 3BB |
| 12 May 2026 | £144,000 | Terraced | Hanover Gardens | WF13 2QS |
| 8 May 2026 | £214,000 | Detached | Longlands Road | WF13 4AB |
| 1 May 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced | Kilpin Hill Lane | WF13 4BG |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Garden Terrace | WF13 3HD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Scarr End View | WF13 4NX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Heckmondwike Road | WF13 3PH |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £56,000 | Terraced | Well Lane | WF13 3SP |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced | Halifax Road | WF13 4AZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Kirklees demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Kirklees district (433,216 residents, 177,989 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 17.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WF13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 992 | WF13 4LL |
| Westborough High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 900 | WF13 2JE |
| Boothroyd Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 557 | WF13 3QE |
| Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 401 | WF13 3AS |
| Westmoor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 394 | WF13 4EW |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 363 | WF13 3QE |
| Diamond Wood Community Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 339 | WF13 3AD |
| St Johns CE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 | WF13 2LP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WF13
232 rated food businesses operate in WF13. 137 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 07 July 2026, A K General Stores, Ali's Kitchen, Aman's Off Licence, Arrow Squash Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF13
From a sample of 150 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WF13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
32%
Band D
50%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Kirklees
Landlines around WF13 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.