Is Kirklees a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Kirklees, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 11,504 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Kirklees, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 11,504 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Kirklees sold for £208,987 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.1% on a year earlier. Across Kirklees, police record 97 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Kirklees, the nearest primary school is Kirkheaton Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Netherhall Learning Campus High School, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement); the nearest GP surgery is The Waterloo Practice, 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk.
Deighton station is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest park is 130 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Kirklees, police record 97 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Kirklees sold for £208,987 in the latest House Price Index, up 6.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £355,186, semi-detached £222,542, terraced £167,962, flats £118,081. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Kirkheaton Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Netherhall Learning Campus High School, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Deighton is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £59,326 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.