Is Castle View in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Castle View is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Castle View is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Castle View is located in the Holme Valley North ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.598532, -1.793104
Grid Ref SE137113
Suburb Holme Valley
Constituency Colne Valley
Postcodes HD7 2ED, HD7 2EY, HD9 6ED, HD9 6EY, WF14 9RL

House Prices

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

Crime in Castle View, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Castle View 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 Castle View and compared that to the average for the Holme Valley North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Castle View, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Holme Valley North ward

Social economic statistics for Castle View

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Castle View involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Castle View 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 Castle View 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 Castle View, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Castle View are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Castle View

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

Unemployment in Castle View

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.
1.73% of Castle View residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Castle View

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Castle View. The proportion of retirees on Castle View is 20.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.39% of Castle View residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Castle View

The proportion of home owners on Castle View is 32.17% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.17% of properties in Castle View are private rented and 1.67% are social rented.
94.17% of residents of Castle View own their home

Country of Birth of Castle View residents

The proportion if Castle View residents born in the UK is 12.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.22% of Castle View residents were born outside the UK.
94.78% of Castle View residents were born in the UK

Castle View Summary

Castle View has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Castle View maybe difficult.

Castle View 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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