Is Viaduct Street in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Viaduct Street is classified by the ONS as Young Families and Students. Viaduct Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Viaduct Street is located in the Newsome ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.650294, -1.782442
Grid Ref SE144171
Suburb Hillhouse
Constituency Huddersfield

House Prices

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

Crime in Viaduct Street, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Viaduct Street 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 Viaduct Street
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Awaiting court outcome

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 Viaduct Street and compared that to the average for the Newsome ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Viaduct Street

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

Unemployment in Viaduct 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.
5.97% of Viaduct Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Viaduct Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Viaduct Street. The proportion of retirees on Viaduct Street is 9.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.96% of Viaduct Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Viaduct Street

The proportion of home owners on Viaduct Street is 50.64% lower than the national average of 62%. 58.33% of properties in Viaduct Street are private rented and 30.3% are social rented.
11.36% of residents of Viaduct Street own their home

Country of Birth of Viaduct Street residents

The proportion if Viaduct Street residents born in the UK is 26.62% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 43.97% of Viaduct Street residents were born outside the UK.
56.03% of Viaduct Street residents were born in the UK

Viaduct Street Summary

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

Viaduct 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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