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Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth neighbourhood of Kirklees, England (ONS area Kirklees 059). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes HD8, HD9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HD9 1RY.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Kirklees (4 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £277,500 and flats for £162,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Kirklees (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Brockholes, is 3.2 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
£277,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£162,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% 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 +0.15; 4 of 17 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 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£60,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 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 Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth sits in Kirklees
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd highest 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 Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth
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 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kirklees, 1 the other way and 12 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
- Schools improving
- Air quality
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Brockholes Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Huddersfield (about 15 min) and Sheffield (about 66 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 Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Holmfirth High School 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 2023).
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 Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth
What is the typical house price in Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth?
£277,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth compare with the rest of Kirklees?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Kirklees with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees.
Is Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.15; 4 of 17 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 Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth?
Brockholes. Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Huddersfield (about 15 min) and Sheffield (about 66 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth?
Nearest state primary school. Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Holmfirth High School. 1.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jun 2023).
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.