Church Walk, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Church Walk is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Church Walk is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Church Walk is located in the Batley West ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.706811, -1.6494
Grid Ref SE232234
Suburb Staincliffe
Constituency Batley and Spen
Postcodes WF12 0SG, WF17 7DG

House Prices

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

Crime in Church Walk, West Yorkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Church Walk 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 Church Walk
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Local resolution

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 Church Walk and compared that to the average for the Batley West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Church Walk, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Batley West ward

Social economic statistics for Church Walk

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

2021 Census for Church Walk

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

Unemployment in Church Walk

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.
4.58% of Church Walk residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Church Walk

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Church Walk. The proportion of retirees on Church Walk is 5.85% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.75% of Church Walk residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Church Walk

The proportion of home owners on Church Walk is 4.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.51% of properties in Church Walk are private rented and 19.82% are social rented.
66.67% of residents of Church Walk own their home

Country of Birth of Church Walk residents

The proportion if Church Walk residents born in the UK is 7.01% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 24.36% of Church Walk residents were born outside the UK.
75.64% of Church Walk residents were born in the UK

Church Walk Summary

With house prices in Church Walk less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Church Walk has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Church Walk maybe difficult.

Church Walk 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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