Dewsbury at a glance
Set in Kirklees and covered by WF12 and WF13, this is a sizeable town of 63730 with handy links for anyone moving to, from or around it, including Dewsbury station at 0.5 miles from the centre and Weaving Lane Recycling Centre also at 0.5 miles for tip runs. By road you can be in Batley in 2.9 miles (14 minutes), Heckmondwike in 3.3 miles (14 minutes), Ossett in 3.7 miles (13 minutes), Mirfield in 3.8 miles (15 minutes), Liversedge in 4.7 miles (16 minutes), Horbury in 4.9 miles (13 minutes), Cleckheaton in 6.2 miles (21 minutes), Morley in 6.7 miles (21 minutes), East Ardsley in 7.5 miles (17 minutes) and Gildersome in 8.5 miles (22 minutes), which makes local moves straightforward and returns just as easy. Shopping pick‑ups are common from Ravensthorpe Shopping Park at 1.3 miles, Alexandra Mill at 1.6 miles and The Mill Outlet at 2 miles, with flat‑pack and furniture collection a regular request. Student moves often link the town with College of the Resurrection at 3.3 miles and University of Huddersfield at 6.6 miles, whether starting term or heading home. Loads in and out of storage are frequent too, with Space Station at 5.4 miles, Storage King at 5.8 miles, My Secure Selfstore at 5.9 miles and Stadium Self-Storage at 6.1 miles providing nearby options. Typical jobs include house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, flat moves within the town itself, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre, flat‑pack and furniture collected from the retail parks, student moves at the start and end of term, and loads into and out of self storage. The nearest main town is Brackley, but most day‑to‑day moves stay within this local network.
Dewsbury had 63,730 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Ravensthorpe Shopping Park, Alexandra Mill and The Mill Outlet is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Weaving Lane Recycling Centre, 0.5 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.