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Golcar: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Golcar neighbourhood of Kirklees, England (ONS area Kirklees 041). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes HD3, HD7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HD7 4DB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Golcar is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Kirklees (4 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £175,000 and flats for £107,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Kirklees (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Slaithwaite, is 2.9 km 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

£175,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£107,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.17; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,400

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 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 Golcar sits in Kirklees

Typical house price: joint 21st lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 23rd 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 Golcar

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Kirklees, 2008 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
Home improvement applications

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Slaithwaite Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Piccadilly (about 37 min) and York (about 67 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 Manor Road Academy 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Colne Valley High School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Some aspects not as strong.

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 Golcar

What is the typical house price in Golcar?

£175,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

How does Golcar compare with the rest of Kirklees?

Typical house price: joint 21st lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 23rd lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees.

Is Golcar an affluent area?

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

Is Golcar gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.17; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Golcar?

Slaithwaite. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Manchester Piccadilly (about 37 min) and York (about 67 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Golcar?

Nearest state primary school. Manor Road Academy. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Colne Valley High School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Some aspects not as strong.

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.