Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 27,393. It has around 8 restaurants and cafés, with 21 bus stops and Brighouse railway station 2.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £220,830, and there were around 173 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cleckheaton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Calderdale area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 206,631 residents at roughly 568 people per km².
- Council
- Calderdale
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 176th of 294 English council areas — better than 40% 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
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 12° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:30
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
191 reported · July 2026▲ 16% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences73
- Anti-social behaviour30
- Public order16
- Vehicle crime16
7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Batley and Spen · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Batley Town Centre area ASB - Officers in Batley Town Centre are addressing anti-social behaviour and parking concerns that negatively im…
- Birstall/Birkenshaw & East Bierley / Liversedge & Gomersal areas As the weather continues to be warm and dry and more people spend time w…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
373 reported road collisions (2024)
119 killed or seriously injured · 476 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
356 food businesses within 2 miles
- 316 rated 4–5 ★ (260 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Low Moor (3.9 km)
- 58 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Low Moor (3.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£191,540 average▲ 9.4% YoY
Across Calderdale · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£753 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY
- 1 bed £546
- 2 bed £681
- 3 bed £813
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (4.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (7.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (6.6 km)
45 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
72 charging locations within ~8 km
- 44 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: St Johns Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches38
- Playgrounds16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
206,631 residents in Calderdale · 568/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 76 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,420 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 97,420)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
114 schools · 36,139 pupils
81 primary · 11 secondary · 22 other
Ofsted: 51 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
99inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Trinity Academy HalifaxOutstanding
- The Crossley Heath SchoolGood
- The North Halifax Grammar SchoolGood
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyGood
- Trinity Academy GrammarGood
- Brighouse High School
- Lightcliffe Academy
- Park Lane Academy
- Rastrick High School
- Ryburn Valley High School
- The Brooksbank School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Calderdale
Care & health services
176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes47
- GP practices24
- Dentists38
- Homecare agencies48
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Calderdale
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
82.1% granted · 151 granted, 33 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Kim Leadbeater
Labour
Spen Valley
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 8
- LD 2
- Grn 7
- Ref 34
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
146 jobs advertised · £36,258 avg
e.g. HLTA, Become a FCE First Certificate in English Tutor in Cleckheaton – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in West Marsh – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£717 median full-time weekly pay
4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,151 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
34% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 110,473 certificates
15.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
71% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 59% · Gas 21% · Solar 9% · Imports 8%
152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 60.2 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spen Valley:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office414 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s292 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test244 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth220 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cleckheaton Town Hall · 0.1 kmCleckheaton Town Hall is a municipal building in Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Spenborough Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Cleckheaton Central railway station · 0.2 kmCleckheaton Central railway station was a railway station serving the West Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton, England, until it was closed in the Beeching era, which saw the closure of many minor lines and stations around…
Cleckheaton bus station · 0.2 kmCleckheaton bus station serves the town of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England. The station is owned and maintained by West Yorkshire Metro. It is situated in the town centre with entrances from Dewsbury Road and Gre…
Providence Place United Reformed Church, Cleckheaton · 0.4 kmThe former Providence Place United Reformed Church, also known as Providence Place Congregational Church, is a Victorian church building in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, completed in 1859 to Classical designs…
Cleckheaton · 0.4 kmCleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-…
- Cleckheaton Spen railway station · 0.6 km
Cleckheaton Spen railway station served the town of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line. It is one of two disused stations in Cleckheaton, the other being Cleckheaton Central.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cleckheaton?
- Cleckheaton is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Calderdale local authority.
- What is the population of Cleckheaton?
- Cleckheaton has an approximate settlement population of 27,393.
- How deprived is Cleckheaton?
- The Calderdale local authority, which includes Cleckheaton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.