Kirklees
Kirklees is a town or village in West Yorkshire, England. It has around 19 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 GP surgery, 78 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Huddersfield, 2.5 km away. There were around 250 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 34 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Kirklees is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 433,216 residents at roughly 1,060 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 240th of 294 English council areas — better than 18% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 7° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:28
9h 16m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
57US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
238 reported · August 2026▲ 5% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences89
- Anti-social behaviour44
- Shoplifting21
- Criminal damage & arson18
12 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Huddersfield · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour/Drug related issues Reports suggest that there is frequent drug dealing and using in the Hillhouse area within the…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
632 reported road collisions (2025)
189 killed or seriously injured · 805 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 423 rated 4–5 ★ (311 top)
- 20 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Huddersfield (2.5 km)
- 78 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Huddersfield (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£208,427 average▲ 5.1% YoY
Across Kirklees · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£782 average monthly rent▲ 12.8% YoY
- 1 bed £584
- 2 bed £712
- 3 bed £866
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.3 times median annual pay (5.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
5,300 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (1.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (1.3 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Asda Aspley (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches51
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
433,216 residents in Kirklees · 1,060/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK17,249
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,043
- Net moves−1,794
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 85 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,441 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (44% of 193,280)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
201 schools · 65,248 pupils
142 primary · 24 secondary · 35 other
Ofsted: 72 of 88 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
179 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Holmfirth High SchoolOutstanding
- Moor End AcademyOutstanding
- All Saints Catholic CollegeGood
- Castle Hall AcademyGood
- Colne Valley High SchoolGood
- Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolGood
- King James's SchoolGood
- Manor Croft AcademyGood
- Newsome AcademyGood
- Royds Hall, A Share AcademyGood
- Spen Valley High SchoolGood
- The Mirfield Free GrammarGood
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyGood
- Netherhall Learning Campus High SchoolRequires improvement
- Batley Girls' High School
- BBG Academy
- Honley High School
- North Huddersfield Trust School
- Salendine Nook High School
- Shelley College, A Share Academy
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Upper Batley High School
- Westborough High School
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Kirklees
Care & health services
394 CQC-registered services
- Care homes127
- GP practices80
- Dentists81
- Homecare agencies83
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Kirklees
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 158 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
428 applications decided
88.8% granted · 380 granted, 48 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Harpreet Uppal
Labour
Huddersfield
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Con 9
- LD 6
- Grn 12
- Ref 26
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens21
- Restaurants & cafés40
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,700 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£700 median full-time weekly pay
4.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,911 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 195,699 certificates
15% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
80% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%
109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58 women · 57.8 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in HD5
- Dalton Surgery
- The Almondbury Surgery
- The Waterloo Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Huddersfield:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 248 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND132 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills112 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks104 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth99 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hill View Academy · 0.4 kmHill View Academy is a 3–11 mixed primary school with academy status in Almondbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Impact Education Multi Academy Trust.
- Tolson Museum · 0.6 km
The Tolson Memorial Museum, also known as Tolson Museum, is housed in Ravensknowle Hall, a Victorian mansion in Ravensknowle Park on Wakefield Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The museum was given to the…
- Almondbury · 0.7 km
Almondbury is a village 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Huddersfield town centre in the Kirklees district, of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368 increasing to 18,346 at the 2011 cen…
Waterloo, Huddersfield · 1.1 kmWaterloo is a suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of Huddersfield Town Centre. It is the part of Dalton named after the former Waterloo public house and consists mostly…
Moldgreen · 1.1 kmMoldgreen is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile (1.5 km) east of the town centre between Dalton and Aspley.
- Kirkwood Hospice · 1.2 km
Kirkwood Hospice is a hospice situated in Dalton, Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, England. It provides Specialist palliative care for the terminally ill in Kirklees. It was built on the site of the former Mill Hill I…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Kirklees
- Batley
- Bolster Moor
- Clayton West and Scissett
- Denby Dale
- Dewsbury
- Drighlington
- East Ardsley
- Emley
- Flockton
- Grange Moor
- Hade Edge
- Heckmondwike
- Holmbridge
- Holmfirth
- Honley
- Ingbirchworth
- Kirkburton
- Kirkheaton
- Lepton
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite
- Liversedge
- Marsden
- Meltham
- Moor Top
- Netherton (Kirklees)
- Ossett
- Scapegoat Hill
- Scholes (near Hade Edge)
- Shelley (Kirklees)
- Shepley
- Skelmanthorpe
- Upper Cumberworth
- Upper Denby
- Upperthong