Fir Grove, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Fir Grove is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Fir Grove has an average crime rate (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Fir Grove is located in the Dewsbury West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.676759, -1.673038
Grid Ref SE216200
Suburb Ravensthorpe
Constituency Dewsbury
Postcodes WF13 3BW

House Prices

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

Crime in Fir Grove, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Fir Grove in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Fir Grove
# Category Outcome
1 Other Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Fir Grove and compared that to the average for the Dewsbury West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fir Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dewsbury West ward

Social economic statistics for Fir Grove

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

2021 Census for Fir Grove

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

Unemployment in Fir Grove

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.
3.95% of Fir Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fir Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fir Grove. The proportion of retirees on Fir Grove is 13.52% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.08% of Fir Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fir Grove

The proportion of home owners on Fir Grove is 4.24% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.24% of properties in Fir Grove are private rented and 25% are social rented.
57.76% of residents of Fir Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Fir Grove residents

The proportion if Fir Grove residents born in the UK is 14.49% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 31.84% of Fir Grove residents were born outside the UK.
68.16% of Fir Grove residents were born in the UK

Fir Grove Summary

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

Fir Grove 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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