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Shelley & Shepley

Middle area

South east Kirklees. 5,936 people in 13 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 Shelley & Shepley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£288,000
3,534th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,012
2,762nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shelley & Shepley 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. Shelley & Shepley is £288,000.
£288,0005th 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. Shelley & Shepley is 6,012.
6,0126th 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%. Shelley & Shepley is 97.6%.
97.6%joint 25th 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%. Shelley & Shepley is 1.2%.
1.2%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 Shelley & Shepley 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
Shelley & Shepley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shelley & Shepley was £288,000 in 2025.

Shelley & Shepley had 6,012 usual residents at the census.

In Shelley & Shepley, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shelley & Shepley, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.