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Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton

Middle area

North east Kirklees. 6,713 people in 2.9 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 Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£218,750
1,927th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,250
3,124th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton 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. Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton is £218,750.
£218,75025th 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. Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton is 6,250.
6,25011th 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%. Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton is 97.0%.
97.0%29th 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%. Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 26th 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 Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton 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
Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton was £218,750 in 2025.

Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton had 6,250 usual residents at the census.

In Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.