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Hightown & Hartshead Moor

Middle area

North east Kirklees. 6,871 people in 3.1 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 Hightown & Hartshead Moor’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£205,000
1,588th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,722
3,841st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hightown & Hartshead Moor compares

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

Hightown & Hartshead MoorMiddle
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. Hightown & Hartshead Moor is £205,000.
£205,00028th highest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Hightown & Hartshead Moor is 6,722.
6,72225th lowest
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%. Hightown & Hartshead Moor is 98.0%.
98.0%joint 19th highest
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%. Hightown & Hartshead Moor is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 28th lowest

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 Hightown & Hartshead Moor 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
Hightown & Hartshead Moor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hightown & Hartshead Moor was £205,000 in 2025.

Hightown & Hartshead Moor had 6,722 usual residents at the census.

In Hightown & Hartshead Moor, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hightown & Hartshead Moor, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.