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Kirklees 055D

Neighbourhood

South west Kirklees. 2,067 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Kirklees 055D is in decile 9.

Deprivation score
7.7
Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£315,500
Joint 14,280th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,027
Joint 4,887th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Kirklees 055D compares

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

Kirklees 055DMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only260 neighbourhoods, Kirklees · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Kirklees260 areas from 1.9 to 68.8. The middle area is 21.5. Kirklees 055D is 7.7.
7.7joint 30th least deprived
Median sale price227 neighbourhoods, Kirklees · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Kirklees227 areas from £87,000 to £452,500. The middle area is £214,000. Kirklees 055D is £315,500.
£315,50021st most expensive
Population260 neighbourhoods, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Kirklees260 areas from 1,137 to 2,799. The middle area is 1,626. Kirklees 055D is 2,027.
2,02721st most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage260 neighbourhoods, Kirklees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Kirklees260 areas from 54.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.4%. Kirklees 055D is 92.9%.
92.9%joint 48th lowest

Is Kirklees 055D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirklees 055D at a rate of 45.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 63.8 per 1,000 people across Meltham.

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

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kirklees 055D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (47), other crime (15) and criminal damage and arson (12).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Kirklees and not Kirklees 055D 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
Population estimate
445,832
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kirklees 055D in brief

Kirklees 055D has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 055D was £315,500 in 2025.

Kirklees 055D had 2,027 usual residents at the census.

In Kirklees 055D, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.