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Earlsheaton & Chickenley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Earlsheaton & Chickenley neighbourhood of Kirklees, England (ONS area Kirklees 018). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes WF12, WF13, WF5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WF12 8HS.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Earlsheaton & Chickenley is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Kirklees (4 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £180,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Kirklees (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Dewsbury, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£180,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.17; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Earlsheaton & Chickenley sits in Kirklees

  • Typical house price: joint 24th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
  • Average household income: joint 18th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Earlsheaton & Chickenley

House prices: Earlsheaton & Chickenley against Kirklees: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £179k (2026); Kirklees £42k (1995) to £220k (2026).£59k£196k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£179kKirklees£220k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Kirklees, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kirklees, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Dewsbury Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express and Northern to Leeds (about 16 min); Northern to Bradford Interchange (44 to 50 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Earlsheaton Infant School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Manor Croft Academy 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Earlsheaton & Chickenley

What is the typical house price in Earlsheaton & Chickenley?

£180,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.

How does Earlsheaton & Chickenley compare with the rest of Kirklees?

Typical house price: joint 24th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees. Average household income: joint 18th lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees.

Is Earlsheaton & Chickenley an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Earlsheaton & Chickenley gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.17; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Earlsheaton & Chickenley?

Dewsbury. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express and Northern to Leeds (about 16 min); Northern to Bradford Interchange (44 to 50 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Earlsheaton & Chickenley?

Nearest state primary school. Earlsheaton Infant School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Manor Croft Academy. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.