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Lockwood

Middle area

Central Kirklees. 8,290 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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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 Lockwood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£102,000
61st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,790
3,900th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lockwood 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. Lockwood is £102,000.
£102,000lowest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Lockwood is 7,790.
7,79016th 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%. Lockwood is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 3rd 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%. Lockwood is 8.9%.
8.9%3rd 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 Lockwood 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
Lockwood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lockwood was £102,000 in 2025.

Lockwood had 7,790 usual residents at the census.

In Lockwood, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lockwood, 8.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.