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Cowcliffe & South Fixby

Middle area

North Kirklees. 7,398 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Cowcliffe & South Fixby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£311,500
Joint 3,296th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,997
Joint 4,243rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Cowcliffe & South Fixby

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowcliffe & South Fixby at a rate of 48.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences142
Other crime76
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage and arson32
Burglary31
Anti-social behaviour25
Drug offences13
Shoplifting5
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Cowcliffe & South Fixby compares

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Cowcliffe & South FixbyMiddle
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. Cowcliffe & South Fixby is £311,500.
£311,5002nd most expensive
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Cowcliffe & South Fixby is 6,997.
6,99726th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Cowcliffe & South Fixby is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Cowcliffe & South Fixby is 99.2%.
99.2%9th highest

Is Cowcliffe & South Fixby safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowcliffe & South Fixby at a rate of 48.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.4 per 1,000 people across Kirklees.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cowcliffe & South Fixby.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (142), other crime (76) and vehicle crime (34).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Cowcliffe & South Fixby alone. See Kirklees

Average house price
£208,427
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,867
90th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cowcliffe & South Fixby in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cowcliffe & South Fixby was £311,500 in 2025.

Cowcliffe & South Fixby had 6,997 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Cowcliffe & South Fixby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cowcliffe & South Fixby, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.