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Dewsbury

West Yorkshire · 24,878 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: WF12WF13
Average Property Value
£191,664
↓ 9.0% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire sell for an average of £191,664 — 29% below the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £157,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 9.0% year on year, from £223,855 to £203,813. Since 2015, average values in Dewsbury have grown by 54%.

Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in Dewsbury, making up 39% of transactions. Dewsbury spans 2 postcode areas, with 24,878 sales registered since 1995.

£191,664
Average
£157,000
Median
£125
Lowest
£11.2M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 2 postcode areas

Good
75 / 100
Education 63
Connectivity 91
Market Stability 59
Family-Friendly 92

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£137k £204k

Property Types

Terraced 39%
Semi-Detached 35%
Detached 17%
Flat 7%
Other 2%
24,878 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£110k
Lower Quartile
£157k
Median
£217k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £125 – £11.2M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £189,282 £165,000 183 ↓ 7.1%
2025 £203,813 £175,000 723 ↓ 9.0%
2024 £223,855 £170,000 738 ↑ 15.7%
2023 £193,423 £155,000 652 ↑ 9.2%
2022 £177,053 £157,750 770 ↓ 4.9%
2021 £186,271 £140,000 913 ↑ 11.5%
2020 £167,094 £136,000 695 ↑ 4.9%
2019 £159,363 £128,500 775 ↓ 17.0%
2018 £192,089 £120,000 805 ↑ 26.3%
2017 £152,098 £120,000 850 ↑ 11.1%
2016 £136,949 £113,500 789 ↑ 3.3%
2015 £132,552 £108,250 660

Postcode Areas in Dewsbury

Dewsbury covers 2 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

WF12WF13

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Streets in Dewsbury

The 60 busiest streets in Dewsbury by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

Leeds Road 712 Lees Hall Road 358 Textile Street 311 Halifax Road 293 Staincliffe Road 277 Cornfield 264 Huddersfield Road 261 Bradford Road 253 Bywell Road 209 Walker Street 202 Kilpin Hill Lane 182 Highfield Chase 181 Slaithwaite Road 174 Old Bank Road 170 Moor End Lane 165 Headfield Road 163 Millbrook Gardens 162 Amberwood Chase 156 Heckmondwike Road 148 The Common 146 Ravenshouse Road 141 Groves Hall Road 138 Jilling Ing Park 136 Edge Lane 131 Maizebrook 129 Ravensthorpe Road 128 Wakefield Road 126 Pavilion Court 124 Healds Road 122 Broomer Street 118 Chidswell Lane 117 Old Mill View 117 Chadwick Crescent 113 Knowles Hill Road 113 Overthorpe Road 112 The Combs 110 Partridge Crescent 108 Mill Lane 104 Lemans Drive 100 Whitley Road 99 Clarke Street 98 Wellington Road 95 High Street 93 Park Road 92 Smithy Parade 91 Occupation Lane 90 Smallwood Road 90 Bennett Lane 90 Heath Road 89 Woodkirk Gardens 88 Briestfield Road 87 The Crescent 84 Bywell Close 84 Oxford Road 84 Providence Court 84 Chickenley Lane 83 Meadow Bank 82 Elsham Meadows 82 Clarkson Street 81 Low Road 81

Frequently asked questions about Dewsbury

What is the average house price in Dewsbury?
The average sold price in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire is £191,664, across 4,674 sales since 2020. The median is £157,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Dewsbury rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Dewsbury was £203,813, down 9.0% on 2024's £223,855.
How many properties have sold in Dewsbury?
HM Land Registry has recorded 24,878 sales in Dewsbury since 1995, across 2 postcode areas (WF12, WF13). The most common property type is terraced.

About this data

Averages and medians for Dewsbury cover the 4,674 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 24,878 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0