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Batley Central

Middle area

North east Kirklees. 7,018 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Batley Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£142,500
409th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,864
4,039th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Batley Central compares

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Median sale price59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from £102,000 to £320,000. The middle area is £200,500. Batley Central is £142,500.
£142,500joint 7th lowest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Batley Central is 6,864.
6,86430th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage59 middle areas, Kirklees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 79.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Batley Central is 93.0%.
93.0%11th lowest
Claimant rate59 middle areas, Kirklees · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 1.2% to 10.2%. The middle area is 4.1%. Batley Central is 7.6%.
7.6%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Kirklees

These figures are published for the whole of Kirklees, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Batley Central alone. See Kirklees

Average house price
£208,987
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,867
90th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Batley Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Batley Central was £142,500 in 2025.

Batley Central had 6,864 usual residents at the census.

In Batley Central, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Batley Central, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.