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Heckmondwike North

Middle area

North east Kirklees. 11,888 people in 2.3 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 Heckmondwike North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£170,000
Joint 810th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,657
356th most 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
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heckmondwike North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heckmondwike North at a rate of 95.4 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 offences537
Other crime233
Anti-social behaviour123
Criminal damage and arson91
Vehicle crime67
Drug offences35
Burglary31
Robbery6
Shoplifting6
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heckmondwike North compares

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

Heckmondwike NorthMiddle
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. Heckmondwike North is £170,000.
£170,00020th 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. Heckmondwike North is 11,657.
11,6572nd 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%. Heckmondwike North 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%. Heckmondwike North is 99.4%.
99.4%8th highest

Is Heckmondwike North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heckmondwike North at a rate of 95.4 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, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heckmondwike North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (537), other crime (233) and anti-social behaviour (123).

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 Heckmondwike North 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
Heckmondwike North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heckmondwike North was £170,000 in 2025.

Heckmondwike North had 11,657 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Heckmondwike North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heckmondwike North, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.