Is Wood Top in Kirklees a nice place to live?

Wood Top is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Wood Top has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Wood Top is located in the Colne Valley ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.599095, -1.930817
Grid Ref SE046113
Constituency Colne Valley
Postcodes HD7 6DX

House Prices

The average house price in Wood Top is 100% higher than the rest of Kirklees. The last sale we have on record is 6 Wood Top, that sold for £220,000. The average house price in Kirklees is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wood Top

Date No. Type Price
01/12/2022 6 Terrace £220,000
07/02/2020 6 Terrace £169,500

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

Crime in Wood Top, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Wood Top 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 Wood Top and compared that to the average for the Colne Valley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wood Top, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Colne Valley ward

Social economic statistics for Wood Top

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 Wood Top is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wood Top 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 Wood Top experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wood Top are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wood Top involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wood Top are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Wood Top are in the top 40% 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 Wood Top, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wood Top are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Wood Top

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

Unemployment in Wood Top

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.
1.84% of Wood Top residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wood Top

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wood Top. The proportion of retirees on Wood Top is 19.56% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.16% of Wood Top residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wood Top

The proportion of home owners on Wood Top is 14.53% higher than the national average of 62%. 12.21% of properties in Wood Top are private rented and 10.8% are social rented.
76.53% of residents of Wood Top own their home

Country of Birth of Wood Top residents

The proportion if Wood Top residents born in the UK is 14.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.91% of Wood Top residents were born outside the UK.
97.09% of Wood Top residents were born in the UK

Wood Top Summary

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

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