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Kirklees: its 59 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Kirklees as a whole, from official records, as of 20 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £99,475 in Lockwood to £303,590 in Shelley & Shepley.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
84.3%
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
27 min 27 s
Mean, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
8 min 44 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
1.2%
2,257 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 10th of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Households in fuel poverty
11.3%
2024, England's own measure; 7th highest of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Extra deaths in winter
22.6%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Kirklees
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almondbury & Waterloo | £230,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Aspley, Longley & University | £135,500 | £130,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant | £135,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Batley Central | £142,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Battyeford | £235,000 | £115,000 | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Birkby | £130,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Birkenshaw | £218,500 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Birstall | £185,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Bradley & North Fixby | £262,875 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Cleckheaton | £180,000 | £111,250 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Cowcliffe & South Fixby | £255,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Cowlersley & Milnsbridge | £142,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Crosland Moor | £148,250 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Dalton Long Lane | £175,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Deighton & Brackenhall | £154,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West | £270,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Dewsbury Central & Westborough | £160,000 | £69,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown | £147,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Dewsbury Moor Upper | £157,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees | £155,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Earlsheaton & Chickenley | £180,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Edgerton & Marsh | £186,750 | £115,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Emley & Skelmanthorpe | £252,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Golcar | £175,000 | £107,500 | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Gomersal | £240,750 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Heckmondwike North | £166,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown | £220,257 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Hightown & Hartshead Moor | £195,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth | £277,500 | £162,500 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Honley & Brockholes | £250,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown | £117,750 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Kirkburton & Farnley Tyas | £275,000 | – | Affluent | Moving the other way |
| Kirkheaton | £221,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Lepton, Grange Moor & Flockton | £232,500 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge | £170,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Lockwood | £99,475 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Longwood & Quarmby | £200,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Marsden & Pole Moor | £235,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Meltham | £260,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Mirfield Central & Hopton | £225,000 | £111,000 | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park | £156,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Netherton & South Crosland | £222,000 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| North Lindley & Birchencliffe | £250,000 | £166,500 | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Northorpe & Crossley | £243,750 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Oakes & South Lindley | £185,000 | £123,000 | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Paddock & Greenhead | £158,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow | £175,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Ravensthorpe | £120,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Rawthorpe | £150,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar | £230,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Scholes & Hunsworth | £210,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton | £197,250 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Shelley & Shepley | £303,590 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Slaithwaite & Linthwaite | £219,254 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Staincliffe & Healey | £158,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Thornhill | £195,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Upper Batley & Soothill | £183,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Upperthong & Holmbridge | £300,000 | £160,000 | Middle income | Strong signs |
| Wilton Park, Carlinghow & Brookroyd | £180,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Kirklees's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | 218,411 residents (200 m from the nearest) | 84.3% in September 2026 | England 61% | 4.8% |
| Dewsbury and District Hospital | 198,167 residents (430 m from the nearest) | 67.8% in September 2026 | England 61% | 5% |
| Barnsley Hospital | 16,633 residents (9.7 km from the nearest) | 70.9% in September 2026 | England 61% | 3.4% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Kirklees is covered by Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 27 min 27 s (Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 8 min 44 s on average over 642 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Kirklees and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 9 min 55 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 2,257 (1.2% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 10th highest share of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
All 15 councils, ranked
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 11.3% (about 21,067 households); England 10.0%, Yorkshire and The Humber 11.3%.
- Where it ranks 7th highest of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
All 15 councils, ranked
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.6% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 16.2% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Kirklees
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