Brook Street, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Brook Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Brook Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brook Street is located in the Dewsbury West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.693926, -1.656822
Grid Ref SE227219
Suburb Dewsbury Moor
Constituency Dewsbury

House Prices

The average house price in Brook Street is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 5 Brook Street, that sold for £120,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brook Street

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 5 Terrace £120,000
04/11/2022 9 Terrace £115,000
31/10/2022 10 Terrace £115,000
04/03/2022 43 Terrace £78,000
14/07/2021 15 Terrace £160,000
09/07/2021 42 Terrace £108,000
18/12/2020 6 Terrace £95,000
18/12/2020 38 Terrace £78,000
06/11/2020 45 Terrace £96,500
21/02/2020 25 Terrace £119,000

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Crime in Brook Street, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Brook 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 Brook Street and compared that to the average for the Dewsbury West ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Brook 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 Brook Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brook 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 Brook Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brook 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 Brook Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brook 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 Brook 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 Brook Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brook Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brook Street

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

Unemployment in Brook 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.
1.39% of Brook Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Street. The proportion of retirees on Brook Street is 7.03% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.57% of Brook Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Street

The proportion of home owners on Brook Street is 28.67% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.6% of properties in Brook Street are private rented and 47.29% are social rented.
33.33% of residents of Brook Street own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Street residents

The proportion if Brook Street residents born in the UK is 3.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.36% of Brook Street residents were born outside the UK.
86.64% of Brook Street residents were born in the UK

Brook Street Summary

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

Brook 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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