James Street, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

James Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. James Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

James Street is located in the Batley East ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.708762, -1.640521
Grid Ref SE238236
Suburb Batley Carr
Constituency Batley and Spen

House Prices

The average house price in James Street is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 45 James Street, that sold for £306,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in James Street

Date No. Type Price
21/11/2022 45 Semi £306,000
04/11/2022 8 Semi £148,000
01/11/2022 31 Terrace £208,000
17/10/2022 6 £70,000
01/04/2022 3 Terrace £76,500
28/01/2022 3 Terrace £39,950
22/10/2021 35 Terrace £50,000
11/10/2021 12 Terrace £171,500
01/09/2021 12 Semi £160,000
22/07/2021 5 Terrace £100,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in James Street, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in James Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in James Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes James Street and compared that to the average for the Batley East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in James Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Batley East ward

Social economic statistics for James Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean James Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean James Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around James Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around James Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around James Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in James Street are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in James Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of James Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in James Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for James Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of James Street.

Unemployment in James Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.81% of James Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in James Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of James Street. The proportion of retirees on James Street is 2.89% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.71% of James Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in James Street

The proportion of home owners on James Street is 8.24% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.48% of properties in James Street are private rented and 11.9% are social rented.
70.24% of residents of James Street own their home

Country of Birth of James Street residents

The proportion if James Street residents born in the UK is 25.19% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 42.54% of James Street residents were born outside the UK.
57.46% of James Street residents were born in the UK

James Street Summary

James Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in James Street maybe difficult.

James Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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