Compare

Edgerton & Marsh

Middle area

Central Kirklees. 7,332 people in 1.6 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Edgerton & Marsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£170,750
872nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,535
Joint 3,566th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Edgerton & Marsh

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Edgerton & Marsh at a rate of 123.4 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 offences345
Other crime213
Anti-social behaviour99
Drug offences65
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage and arson43
Burglary40
Shoplifting15
Theft from the person11
Robbery10

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Edgerton & Marsh compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Edgerton & MarshMiddle
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. Edgerton & Marsh is £170,750.
£170,75021st cheapest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Edgerton & Marsh is 6,535.
6,53516th least 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%. Edgerton & Marsh is 77.0%.
77%14th fewest 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%. Edgerton & Marsh is 93.3%.
93.3%12th lowest

Is Edgerton & Marsh safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Edgerton & Marsh at a rate of 123.4 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, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Edgerton & Marsh.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (345), other crime (213) and anti-social behaviour (99).

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 Edgerton & Marsh 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Edgerton & Marsh in brief

The median price paid for a home in Edgerton & Marsh was £170,750 in 2025.

Edgerton & Marsh had 6,535 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Edgerton & Marsh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Edgerton & Marsh, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.