Upper Denby
Upper Denby is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 668. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 11 bus stops, and Denby Dale railway station is 1.3 km away. There were around 12 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 Upper Denby 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
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 10° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:34
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
13 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Burglary3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Rural · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Traffic and Road Safety Speeding continues to be a key concern across the Rural Valleys, particularly within the Holme Valleys, with resi…
- Moorland fires caused by antisocial behaviour - Over the summer months we see an increase in moorland fires which are often caused by ant…
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
54 food businesses within 2 miles
- 44 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Denby Dale (1.3 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Denby Dale (1.3 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (10.3 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore (4.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- 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)
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
- 22 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:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,450 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Upper Denby – Flexible Schedule, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time
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
93% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 54% · Wind 28% · Solar 8% · Gas 6%
89 gCO₂/kWh · low 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:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office422 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership315 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s280 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership236 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance222 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Upper Denby · 0.3 kmUpper Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
Denby Dale Viaduct · 0.9 kmDenby Dale Viaduct is a grade II listed railway viaduct in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England. The curving viaduct carries the Penistone line over the Dearne valley in Denby Dale. The viaduct is constructed of stone,…
Lower Denby · 1.0 kmLower Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
Denby Dale · 1.1 kmDenby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles north-west of Barnsley and 10 miles south-east of Huddersfield.
Denby Dale railway station · 1.3 kmDenby Dale railway station serves the village of Denby Dale and the surrounding area, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Penistone Line, 9.5 miles (15 km) south-east of Huddersfield, and is operated by Norther…
Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth · 1.4 kmGunthwaite and Ingbirchworth is a civil parish in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. It contains the hamlet of Gunthwaite and the village of Ingbirchworth. At the 2001 Census, the parish…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Denby?
- Upper Denby is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Kirklees local authority.
- What is the population of Upper Denby?
- Upper Denby has an approximate settlement population of 668.
- How deprived is Upper Denby?
- The Kirklees local authority, which includes Upper Denby, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.