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Shelley (Kirklees)

Shelley (Kirklees) is a village in West Yorkshire, England, featuring around 2 restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and the nearest railway station at Shepley, 0.9 km away. There were around 18 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 Shelley (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
Dewsbury
Police force
West Yorkshire
39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 237th of 294 English council areas — better than 19% of them.

Low crime25
Home affordability78
Affordable rents83
Good schools24
Life expectancy30
Low deprivation27
Employment18
Low council tax50

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 12° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 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

14 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Shoplifting4
  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Public order2

1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

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

100 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 88 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Shepley (0.9 km)
  • 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Shepley (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£205,773 average 5.4% YoY

Across Kirklees · to 2026-06

Detached£350,109
Semi-detached£219,467
Terraced£164,949
Flat£116,514

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 (5.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (11.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: The Three Acres Inn & Restaurant (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds5

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)

A £1,627
B £1,899
C £2,170
D £2,441
E £2,984
F £3,526
G £4,068
H £4,882

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
  • 34 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

Jade Botterill

Labour

Ossett and Denby Dale

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens23
  • Restaurants & cafés10

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 68% · Gas 10% · Imports 10% · Wind 6%

122 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 Ossett and Denby Dale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Shelley, West Yorkshire · 0.6 km

    Shelley is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is 3 miles (5 km) north of Holmfirth and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Huddersfield.

  • Shepley railway station · 1.0 km

    Shepley railway station serves the villages of Shepley and Shelley in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Penistone Line operated by Northern. Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1850, it is located…

  • Shelley railway station · 1.3 km

    Shelley railway station forms the western terminus of the Whistlestop Valley and serves the village of Shelley, West Yorkshire. England. There was never a station here on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

  • Thunder Bridge · 1.3 km

    Thunder Bridge or Thunderbridge is a hamlet and bridge in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is near the A629 road and Stocksmoor railway station. It…

  • Kirkburton · 1.6 km

    Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Huddersfield. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprised the vil…

  • Shepley · 1.7 km

    Shepley is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south south east of Huddersfield and 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Penistone.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Shelley (Kirklees)?
Shelley (Kirklees) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Kirklees local authority.
How deprived is Shelley (Kirklees)?
The Kirklees local authority, which includes Shelley (Kirklees), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.