What is the Area Score for Dewsbury Central & Westborough?

Dewsbury Central & Westborough in Kirklees has an Area Score of 8 out of 100, ranking #6,298 of 6,856 neighbourhoods in England. A higher score means less deprivation.

What is the typical house price in Dewsbury Central & Westborough?

The median home in Dewsbury Central & Westborough sold for £120,000 over the past year, based on 41 sales recorded by HM Land Registry.

Is Dewsbury Central & Westborough good value for money?

On our Affordability-adjusted Score — which combines low deprivation with cheaper-than-average prices — Dewsbury Central & Westborough ranks #5,112 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods in England.

Dewsbury Central & Westborough

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,413 · 4 LSOAs

Part of Dewsbury · Postcode WF12 · WF13 · WF14 · WF16 · WF17

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

8Area Score / 100 ?

#6,298 of 6,856 in England
#589 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
#54 of 59 in Kirklees
Most deprived 10% in England

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In summary

Dewsbury Central & Westborough is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,298 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #54 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Crime (5). Typical homes here sold for about £120,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 41 sales), 43% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 9 · #6,257

Employment 11 · #6,078

Education 14 · #5,900

Health 13 · #5,941

Crime 5 · #6,517

Housing & access 48 · #3,597

Living environment 7 · #6,380

House prices ?

£120,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=41

Type	Median (12m)	Sales	1yr	5yr
All homes	£120,000	41	-5.5%	+3.4%
Detached	Too few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached	£187,500	7	-12.8%	-1.3%
Terraced	£123,500	16	-9.2%	+17.6%
Flat	£83,000	15	+29.7%	+32.8%

This area£120,000

Kirklees£210,000

Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100

#5,112 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.

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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant Dewsbury Moor Upper Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown Staincliffe & Healey Earlsheaton & Chickenley Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees

Other areas in Kirklees

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.

Little HarwoodBlackburn with Darwen8£125,000
Cobridge & Central ForestStoke-on-Trent8£115,000
Huyton EastKnowsley8£160,000
Gunton WestEast Suffolk8£195,000
Braunstone Park EastLeicester8£223,500
Woodhouse Park & AirportManchester8£235,600