New build homes for sale in Dewsbury

Dewsbury has location on its side - halfway between the M1 and the M62 is the perfect place to commute throughout Yorkshire, the northwest and the northeast. Leeds and Bradford are 10 miles to the north, Wakefield is six miles to the west, Huddersfield is eight miles to the southwest and Halifax is nine miles to the northwest. The A644 is the main route through the town, linking your new home in Dewbury easily with Wakefield and Brighouse. Leeds Bradford Airport is 19 miles away and Manchester Airport is just under 50 miles away. Trains from Dewsbury station connect with Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, York, Hull and Redcar.

You can choose between the traditional market, the national supermarkets, the world food minimarkets and the two shopping centres in Dewsbury - the White Rose Shopping Centre and the Red Brick Mill. There are country parks and golf clubs on the outskirts, and town parks with play areas nearer the centre. There’s a Showcase Lux Cinema between Dewsbury and Leeds, just off the M62 and also an IKEA so you can furnish your new home too. Take a riverside walk along the River Calder, or jump on your bike to enjoy the Huddersfield to Dewsbury section of the National Cycle Network. Your new home is ideally located and has a great range of secondary schools including two grammar schools and the St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy. Then there’s Kirklees College for further education, with a second campus in Huddersfield.

With all that activity and the additional energy of Leeds city centre for shopping and nightlife, it’s good to know that in under an hour you can be in the Peak District National Park for a change of scenery and a chance to slow down. Follow the Longdendale Trail along the banks of the Woodhead Reservoir, it’ll feel like another world. Combining outdoor space and culture, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park is just off the A637, an easy eight miles to the south of Dewsbury.