Pit Lane, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Pit Lane is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Pit Lane is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Pit Lane is located in the Batley West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.700466, -1.653698
Grid Ref SE229227
Suburb Dewsbury Moor
Constituency Batley and Spen
Postcodes WF13 4RF

House Prices

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

Crime in Pit Lane, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Pit Lane 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 Pit Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order 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 Pit Lane and compared that to the average for the Batley West ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Pit Lane

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

2021 Census for Pit Lane

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

Unemployment in Pit Lane

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.
2.58% of Pit Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pit Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pit Lane. The proportion of retirees on Pit Lane is 2.43% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.03% of Pit Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pit Lane

The proportion of home owners on Pit Lane is 14.34% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.56% of properties in Pit Lane are private rented and 6.11% are social rented.
76.34% of residents of Pit Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Pit Lane residents

The proportion if Pit Lane residents born in the UK is 4.24% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 21.59% of Pit Lane residents were born outside the UK.
78.41% of Pit Lane residents were born in the UK

Pit Lane Summary

With house prices in Pit Lane less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Pit Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Pit Lane maybe difficult.

Pit Lane 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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