Is Maple Avenue in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Maple Avenue is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Maple Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Maple Avenue is located in the Golcar ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.642999, -1.841819
Grid Ref SE105162
Constituency Colne Valley
Postcodes HD3 4SG, HD7 4BD

House Prices

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

Crime in Maple Avenue, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Maple Avenue 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 Maple Avenue and compared that to the average for the Golcar ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Maple Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Golcar ward

Social economic statistics for Maple Avenue

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Maple Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Maple Avenue 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 Maple Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Maple Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Maple Avenue are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Maple Avenue

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

Unemployment in Maple Avenue

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.
5.5% of Maple Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Maple Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Maple Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Maple Avenue is 4.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23% of Maple Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Maple Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Maple Avenue is 42.51% lower than the national average of 62%. 3.39% of properties in Maple Avenue are private rented and 72.88% are social rented.
19.49% of residents of Maple Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Maple Avenue residents

The proportion if Maple Avenue residents born in the UK is 13.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.1% of Maple Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
95.9% of Maple Avenue residents were born in the UK

Maple Avenue Summary

With house prices in Maple Avenue less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Maple Avenue is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Maple Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Maple Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Maple Avenue 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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