Is Huddersfield Road in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Huddersfield Road is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Huddersfield Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Huddersfield Road is located in the Kirkburton ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.598193, -1.693802
Grid Ref SE203113
Suburb Denby Dale
Constituency Dewsbury

House Prices

The average house price in Huddersfield Road is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 579 Huddersfield Road, that sold for £50,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Huddersfield Road

Date No. Type Price
24/07/2023 579 Terrace £50,000
14/07/2023 60A Detached £675,000
04/07/2023 54 - 56 £285,000
27/06/2023 HOLME VALLEY COURT, 163 Flat £158,000
11/05/2023 272 Terrace £80,000
20/12/2022 326 Terrace £70,000
09/12/2022 276 Terrace £140,000
30/11/2022 390 Detached £173,000
23/11/2022 CALDER WHARF MILLS £1,407,000
11/11/2022 68 Semi £274,500

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

Crime in Huddersfield Road, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Huddersfield Road 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 Huddersfield Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Huddersfield Road and compared that to the average for the Kirkburton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Huddersfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kirkburton ward

Social economic statistics for Huddersfield Road

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 Huddersfield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Huddersfield Road 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 Huddersfield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Huddersfield Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Huddersfield Road

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

Unemployment in Huddersfield Road

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.
1.79% of Huddersfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Huddersfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Huddersfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Huddersfield Road is 7.47% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.07% of Huddersfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Huddersfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Huddersfield Road is 23.11% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.18% of properties in Huddersfield Road are private rented and 0.71% are social rented.
85.11% of residents of Huddersfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Huddersfield Road residents

The proportion if Huddersfield Road residents born in the UK is 12.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.66% of Huddersfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.34% of Huddersfield Road residents were born in the UK

Huddersfield Road Summary

With house prices in Huddersfield Road more than the average for West Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Huddersfield Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Huddersfield Road maybe difficult.

Huddersfield Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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