Grange Moor
Grange Moor is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 2,000. It has 13 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Mirfield, 4 km away, and one restaurant or café. In June 2026, there were 10 recorded street crimes, 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 Grange Moor area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Kirklees area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 433,216 residents at roughly 1,060 people per km².
- Council
- Kirklees
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Dewsbury
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 237th of 294 English council areas — better than 19% 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
18°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 13° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:27
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
10 reported · July 2026▲ 150% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Rural · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Border Crime, Burglary and Theft of Motor Vehicle We are prioritising border crime within the Dearne Valley area, with a particular focus…
- Traffic and Road Safety Speeding continues to be a key concern across the Rural Valleys, particularly within the Holme Valleys, with resi…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
605 reported road collisions (2024)
175 killed or seriously injured · 780 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
47 food businesses within 2 miles
- 41 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Mirfield (4.0 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Mirfield (4.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£205,773 average▲ 5.4% YoY
Across Kirklees · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£780 average monthly rent▲ 12.6% YoY
- 1 bed £582
- 2 bed £710
- 3 bed £864
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (4.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (5.8 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: R N Golden LTD-Hyundai (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds2
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)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 87 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
203 schools · 66,199 pupils
144 primary · 24 secondary · 35 other
Ofsted: 72 of 88 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
182inspected 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
395 CQC-registered services
- Care homes127
- GP practices80
- Dentists81
- Homecare agencies85
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Kirklees
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
476 applications decided
89.1% granted · 424 granted, 52 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent
Dewsbury and Batley
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,450 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £36,012 avg
e.g. Talent & Development Specialist, HGV Class 1 Driver, Warehouse Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£700 median full-time weekly pay
4.7% 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
77% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 16% · Imports 7%
117 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dewsbury and Batley:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 489 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office267 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s264 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership184 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance129 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grange Moor · 0.4 kmGrange Moor is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In 2019, it had an estimated population of 1,101.
Shuttle Eye Colliery · 0.4 kmShuttle Eye Colliery was a coal mine on the West Yorkshire Coalfield at Grange Moor between Wakefield and Huddersfield on the A642 road, in England.
Briestfield · 1.0 kmBriestfield is a hamlet south of Dewsbury, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England.
Whitley Lower · 1.9 kmWhitley Lower is a village near Thornhill in Kirklees, West Yorkshire England. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary and St Michael, is part of the united benefice of Thornhill and Whitley which also includes Briest…
- Whitley Beaumont · 2.0 km
Whitley Beaumont was an estate near Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Northern England. Whitley Hall was the seat of the Beaumont family. Part of the former estate is now used as a Scout campsite.
- Lepton, West Yorkshire · 2.1 km
Lepton is a village in Huddersfield, in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. It is 4.25 miles (7 km) to the east of Huddersfield on the A642 road, 120 metres (390 ft) ab…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grange Moor?
- Grange Moor is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Kirklees local authority.
- How deprived is Grange Moor?
- The Kirklees local authority, which includes Grange Moor, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.