Is Burfitts Road in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Burfitts Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Burfitts Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Burfitts Road is located in the Lindley ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.650281, -1.823486
Grid Ref SE117171
Suburb Oakes
Constituency Colne Valley
Postcodes HD3 4YL, HD3 4YN

House Prices

The average house price in Burfitts Road is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 93 Burfitts Road, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Burfitts Road

Date No. Type Price
24/09/2021 93 Semi £125,000

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

Crime in Burfitts Road, West Yorkshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Burfitts Road 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 Burfitts Road
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Burfitts Road and compared that to the average for the Lindley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Burfitts Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lindley ward

Social economic statistics for Burfitts Road

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 Burfitts Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Burfitts Road 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 Burfitts Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Burfitts Road are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Burfitts Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Burfitts Road are in the top 30% 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 Burfitts Road 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 Burfitts Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Burfitts Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Burfitts Road

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

Unemployment in Burfitts Road

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.
3.01% of Burfitts Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Burfitts Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Burfitts Road. The proportion of retirees on Burfitts Road is 6.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.3% of Burfitts Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Burfitts Road

The proportion of home owners on Burfitts Road is 6.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.31% of properties in Burfitts Road are private rented and 14.89% are social rented.
68.79% of residents of Burfitts Road own their home

Country of Birth of Burfitts Road residents

The proportion if Burfitts Road residents born in the UK is 5.95% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.4% of Burfitts Road residents were born outside the UK.
88.6% of Burfitts Road residents were born in the UK

Burfitts Road Summary

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

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