Is Long Lane in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Long Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Long Lane is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Long Lane is located in the Kirkburton ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.594939, -1.711714
Grid Ref SE191109
Suburb Kirkburton
Constituency Dewsbury

House Prices

The average house price in Long Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 14 Long Lane, that sold for £170,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Long Lane

Date No. Type Price
07/10/2022 14 Terrace £170,000
31/08/2022 8 Detached £197,000
06/06/2022 40 Terrace £140,000
13/04/2022 75 Semi £140,000
07/03/2022 54 Semi £185,000
18/02/2022 22 Terrace £137,500
11/02/2022 258 Terrace £145,000
01/02/2022 211 Terrace £170,000
21/01/2022 191 Semi £180,000
14/01/2022 146 Semi £215,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Long Lane, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Long 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 Long Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Long Lane and compared that to the average for the Kirkburton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Long Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kirkburton ward

Social economic statistics for Long 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 Long Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Long 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 Long Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Long Lane 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 Long Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Long Lane are in the top 10% 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 Long Lane are in the top 30% 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 Long Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Long Lane are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Long Lane

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

Unemployment in Long 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.
1.43% of Long Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Long Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Long Lane. The proportion of retirees on Long Lane is 8.19% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.79% of Long Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Long Lane

The proportion of home owners on Long Lane is 24.23% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.7% of properties in Long Lane are private rented and 2.9% are social rented.
86.23% of residents of Long Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Long Lane residents

The proportion if Long Lane residents born in the UK is 12.48% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.87% of Long Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.13% of Long Lane residents were born in the UK

Long Lane Summary

With house prices in Long Lane more than the average for West Yorkshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Long Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Long Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Long Lane maybe difficult.

Long Lane 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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