Moorside Road, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Moorside Road is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Moorside Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Moorside Road is located in the Dewsbury West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.698436, -1.657304
Grid Ref SE227224
Suburb Dewsbury Moor
Constituency Dewsbury

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Moorside Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Moorside Road, West Yorkshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Moorside Road in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Moorside Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Moorside Road and compared that to the average for the Dewsbury West ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Moorside Road

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

Unemployment in Moorside 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.
4.04% of Moorside Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moorside Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moorside Road. The proportion of retirees on Moorside Road is 5.87% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.73% of Moorside Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moorside Road

The proportion of home owners on Moorside Road is 30.92% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.46% of properties in Moorside Road are private rented and 58.11% are social rented.
31.08% of residents of Moorside Road own their home

Country of Birth of Moorside Road residents

The proportion if Moorside Road residents born in the UK is 0.51% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.84% of Moorside Road residents were born outside the UK.
83.16% of Moorside Road residents were born in the UK

Moorside Road Summary

Moorside Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Moorside Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Moorside Road 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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