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Oakes & South Lindley

Middle area

Central Kirklees. 6,746 people in 1.5 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 Oakes & South Lindley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£198,000
1,447th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,638
3,707th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oakes & South Lindley 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. Oakes & South Lindley is £198,000.
£198,00028th lowest
Population59 middle areas, Kirklees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kirklees59 areas from 5,601 to 12,199. The middle area is 6,864. Oakes & South Lindley is 6,638.
6,63821st 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%. Oakes & South Lindley is 95.8%.
95.8%22nd lowest
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%. Oakes & South Lindley is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 23rd 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 Oakes & South Lindley 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
Oakes & South Lindley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oakes & South Lindley was £198,000 in 2025.

Oakes & South Lindley had 6,638 usual residents at the census.

In Oakes & South Lindley, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oakes & South Lindley, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.