The town in one page
Dewsbury is a West Yorkshire market town in Kirklees, set between Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield. The centre sits around the minster, the market and the bus station on Aldams Road. The railway station is on Wellington Road. People who move here are usually working somewhere in that wider region, or joining family already in the town.
This page is about the place. If you want the practical steps for the move itself, read moving to Dewsbury.
Neighbourhoods people ask about
The town is not one street. Thornhill and Thornhill Lees sit to the south, Ravensthorpe and Savile Town sit closer to the centre and the river, and Earlsheaton, Hanging Heaton and Chickenley spread out toward the edges. Dewsbury Moor and Westtown are inner areas people name separately from the town centre. Each of those has its own page under areas we cover, with local notes and useful contacts.
Ossett is nearby but it is in the Wakefield district, so bins and council tax there are not Kirklees. Mirfield, Heckmondwike and Batley are neighbouring towns we also move to and from.
After the keys
Register for council tax and check the bin calendar on the Kirklees website once you have the new address. The household waste site people use from Dewsbury is booked through Kirklees. For a GP, use the NHS finder rather than guessing a surgery from an old list. Post can be redirected with Royal Mail before you leave the old house.
Parking in the centre and on terrace streets is the usual moving-day snag. Tell us where the van can stop when you book, especially if there are steps up from the pavement or a long carry.
Booking the move
Dewsbury removals covers homes, flats, offices and student moves in the town and further afield. Use Get Free Quote or call 01924729860 with both addresses, a rough date and what is moving. For a full home, start with house removals.
Planning a move in Dewsbury?
Get a free, no-obligation quote, or try the cost calculator for a rough idea first.
