WF13 4BS postcode in Heckmondwike, Kirklees

WF13 4BS is a postcode in Heckmondwike, in the Batley West ward of Kirklees. It is in the Dewsbury and Batley parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Kirklees: 95% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in WF13 4, last 12 months. ▲ 9.7% on the year before Nearest station Dewsbury 2.3 km in a straight line

Where WF13 4BS is, and what is near it

Map of WF13 4BS and what is near it Map of WF13 4BS: its centre point, with the 204 other postcodes in the WF13 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF13 4AD: also in WF13 4WF13 4AE: also in WF13 4WF13 4AF: also in WF13 4WF13 4AG: also in WF13 4WF13 4AH: also in WF13 4WF13 4AJ: also in WF13 4WF13 4AL: also in WF13 4WF13 4AN: also in WF13 4WF13 4AP: also in WF13 4WF13 4AQ: also in WF13 4WF13 4AR: also in WF13 4WF13 4AS: also in WF13 4WF13 4AT: also in WF13 4WF13 4AU: also in WF13 4WF13 4AW: also in WF13 4WF13 4AX: also in WF13 4WF13 4AY: also in WF13 4WF13 4AZ: also in WF13 4WF13 4BA: also in WF13 4WF13 4BB: also in WF13 4WF13 4BD: also in WF13 4WF13 4BE: also in WF13 4WF13 4BG: also in WF13 4WF13 4BH: also in WF13 4WF13 4BJ: also in WF13 4WF13 4BL: also in WF13 4WF13 4BN: also in WF13 4WF13 4BP: also in WF13 4WF13 4BQ: also in WF13 4WF13 4BT: also in WF13 4WF13 4BU: also in WF13 4WF13 4BW: also in WF13 4WF13 4BX: also in WF13 4WF13 4BY: also in WF13 4WF13 4DB: also in WF13 4WF13 4DD: also in WF13 4WF13 4DE: also in WF13 4WF13 4DG: also in WF13 4WF13 4HR: also in WF13 4WF13 4HS: also in WF13 4WF13 4HT: also in WF13 4WF13 4JN: also in WF13 4WF13 4NJ: also in WF13 4WF13 4NT: also in WF13 4WF13 4NU: also in WF13 4WF13 4NW: also in WF13 4WF13 4NX: also in WF13 4WF13 4NY: also in WF13 4WF13 4PA: also in WF13 4WF13 4PB: also in WF13 4WF13 4PD: also in WF13 4WF13 4PE: also in WF13 4WF13 4PG: also in WF13 4WF13 4PH: also in WF13 4WF13 4PJ: also in WF13 4WF13 4PL: also in WF13 4WF13 4PN: also in WF13 4WF13 4PP: also in WF13 4WF13 4PQ: also in WF13 4WF13 4PR: also in WF13 4WF13 4PS: also in WF13 4WF13 4PU: also in WF13 4WF13 4PW: also in WF13 4WF13 4PX: also in WF13 4WF13 4PY: also in WF13 4WF13 4PZ: also in WF13 4WF13 4QB: also in WF13 4WF13 4QD: also in WF13 4WF13 4QE: also in WF13 4WF13 4QF: also in WF13 4WF13 4QG: also in WF13 4WF13 4QH: also in WF13 4WF13 4QJ: also in WF13 4WF13 4QL: also in WF13 4WF13 4QQ: also in WF13 4WF13 4QX: also in WF13 4WF13 4QZ: also in WF13 4WF13 4RA: also in WF13 4WF13 4RB: also in WF13 4WF13 4RD: also in WF13 4WF13 4RE: also in WF13 4WF13 4RF: also in WF13 4WF13 4RG: also in WF13 4WF13 4RL: also in WF13 4WF13 4RQ: also in WF13 4WF13 4SA: also in WF13 4WF13 4SD: also in WF13 4WF13 4SE: also in WF13 4WF13 4SF: also in WF13 4WF13 4SG: also in WF13 4WF13 4TB: also in WF13 4 2 GP practices, 1.2 kmHeckmondwike WF13 4BS Map of WF13 4BS and what is near it Map of WF13 4BS: its centre point, with the 204 other postcodes in the WF13 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 GP practices, 1.2 kmDewsbury West WF13 4BS
  • WF13 4BS
  • Other postcodes in WF13 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7052, longitude -1.6597)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF13 4BS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF13 4BS?

Every home and business at WF13 4BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Kirklees: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Kirklees: 99%

The line marks the figure across Kirklees.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF13 4BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for WF13 4BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WF13 4BS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF13 4BS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF13 4BS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Kirklees

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF13 4BS: 3,259 properties in Kirklees are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Kirklees

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF13 4BS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF13 4BS?

Homes in WF13 4 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, up 9.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£155,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £135,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF13 district: a typical £155,750 from 144 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WF13 4BS

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in WF13 4BS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 April 2026. The middle price was £158,500, from £89,995 to £210,000. Across WF13 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £170,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF13 4BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around WF13 4BS. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF13 4BS

Band D in Kirklees for 2026‑27: £2,441. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £3,526 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (40%)£1,627
Band Babout 360 (40%)£1,899
Band Cabout 140 (15%)£2,170
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,441
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,984
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 25% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Kirklees before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF13 4BS is in (ONS area E01011037), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest open schools to WF13 4BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF13 4BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WF13 4BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF13 4BS is Dewsbury Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Batley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Staincliffe Park, 316 m away.

More stations near WF13 4BS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF13 4BS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF13 4BS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF13 4BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Vauxhall Charging point · 4 chargers 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest to the centre of WF13 4BS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF13 4BS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF13 4BS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF13 4BS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF13 4BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF13 4BS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF13 4BS in a conservation area?

The centre of WF13 4BS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF13 4BS?

Police.uk records 320 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF13 4BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences137 reports
Anti-social behaviour37 reports
Criminal damage and arson32 reports
Public order22 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Other theft17 reports

Also: drugs 15, burglary 14, shoplifting 10, other crime 7, robbery 3, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WF13 4BS

Ward
Batley West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Heckmondwike
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF13 4BX70 mWF13 4BT70 mWF13 4BY70 mWF13 4BN100 mWF16 0DW100 mWF13 4PW110 m
All of WF13

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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