Netherton (Kirklees)
Netherton (Kirklees) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has around 2 supermarkets and 14 restaurants and cafés, 33 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Berry Brow, 1.2 km away. There were around 61 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 Netherton (Kirklees) 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
- Colne Valley
- 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
17°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 13° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
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
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
62 reported · July 2026▲ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences29
- Public order8
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Criminal damage & arson6
2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
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
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
289 food businesses within 2 miles
- 257 rated 4–5 ★ (189 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Berry Brow (1.2 km)
- 33 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Berry Brow (1.1 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 (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (6.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
30 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Lockwood Road (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds10
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
- 142 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
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
- Schools7
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,450 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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 Huddersfield:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office290 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership287 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 241 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test204 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Odd Fellows Hall, Netherton · 0.3 kmThe Odd Fellows' Hall in Netherton, Kirklees is a Grade II Listed building constructed in 1855 by the Odd Fellows Society.
Netherton, Kirklees · 0.5 kmNetherton is a village, near Huddersfield, in the Kirklees metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) south-west of the town centre on the road to Meltham. Netherton together with South Cros…
- Netherton railway station (Kirklees) · 0.6 km
Netherton railway station served the village of Netherton, Kirklees, England, from 1869 to 1949 on the Meltham branch line.
Armitage Bridge · 0.8 kmArmitage Bridge is a village approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Berry Brow and South Crosland and straddles the River Holme. The…
Berry Brow railway station · 1.2 kmBerry Brow railway station serves the Huddersfield suburban villages of Berry Brow, Taylor Hill, Armitage Bridge and Newsome in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.
Taylor Hill, Huddersfield · 1.4 kmTaylor Hill is a semi rural/industrial urban village of the town of Huddersfield in the English county of West Yorkshire. It lies on a hill above the A616 road to Honley and Penistone and the eastern bank of the River…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Netherton (Kirklees)?
- Netherton (Kirklees) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Kirklees local authority.
- How deprived is Netherton (Kirklees)?
- The Kirklees local authority, which includes Netherton (Kirklees), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.