WF4 4RY

Dewsbury South · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 4RX 51 m
WF4 4RT 113 m
WF12 0QG 363 m
WF12 0HL 402 m
WF12 0JE 429 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 4RY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2015
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4
Latitude
53.658340
Longitude
-1.604456
British National Grid easting
426,238
British National Grid northing
418,054

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Dewsbury and Batley · E14001196
Output area
E00056717
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 028E · E01011256
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 028 · E02002298

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
33
Secondary
6
  1. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

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    900 m
  2. Middlestown Primary Academy

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    1.1 km
  3. Thornhill Junior and Infant School

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    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Vehicle crime 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF4 4 residents
8,906

Age bands in WF4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,336 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

818 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

2,751 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,073 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    903 m

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    1.4 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    2.4 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.9 km

  • SAVILE TOWN MEDICAL CTR.

    SCARBOROUGH STREET, SAVILE TOWN, DEWSBURY, DEWSBURY, WF12 9AY

    ODS code B85645

    3.0 km

  • SIDINGS HEALTHCARE CENTRE

    SAVILLE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, THE SIDINGS, DEWSBURY, WF12 9QU

    ODS code B85652

    3.2 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.6 km

  • CALDER VIEW SURGERY

    DEWSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85004

    4.0 km

  • EIGHTLANDS SURGERY

    WELLINGTON ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 1HN

    ODS code B85020

    4.0 km

  • WINDSOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WILLIAM STREET, LEEDS ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF12 7BD

    ODS code B85620

    4.1 km

  • DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS

    NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85650

    4.4 km

  • NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR

    RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, NETHERFIELD ROAD, DEWSBURY, WF13 3JY

    ODS code B85009

    4.4 km

  • THE ALBION MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    47 ALBION STREET, DEWSBURY, WF13 2AJ

    ODS code B85646

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Smithy Walk

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.3 miles
  • Partridge Crescent

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.4 miles
  • Smithy Walk

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.4 miles
  • Partridge Crescent

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.4 miles
  • New Road Oakland Crest

    BCT · Overton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 028E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,365 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is the nearest published school at 900 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.