Law Street, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Law Street is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Law Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Law Street is located in the Batley West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.726716, -1.654312
Grid Ref SE229256
Suburb Brown Hill
Constituency Batley and Spen
Postcodes BD19 3QN, BD19 3QR, WF17 8NQ

House Prices

The average house price in Law Street is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 6 Law Street, that sold for £135,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Law Street

Date No. Type Price
06/05/2022 6 Terrace £135,000
12/01/2022 7 Terrace £112,000

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Crime in Law Street, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Law Street during September 2024.

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 Law Street and compared that to the average for the Batley West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Law Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Batley West ward

Social economic statistics for Law 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 Law Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Law 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 Law Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Law Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Law Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Law 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 Law Street are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived 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 Law Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Law Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Law Street

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

Unemployment in Law 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.
3.23% of Law Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Law Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Law Street. The proportion of retirees on Law Street is 3.9% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.7% of Law Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Law Street

The proportion of home owners on Law Street is 9.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.14% of properties in Law Street are private rented and 30.71% are social rented.
52.14% of residents of Law Street own their home

Country of Birth of Law Street residents

The proportion if Law Street residents born in the UK is 4.07% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.28% of Law Street residents were born outside the UK.
86.72% of Law Street residents were born in the UK

Law Street Summary

With house prices in Law Street less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Law Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Law Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Law 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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