# Linthwaite and Slaithwaite Town in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber. Linthwaite and Slaithwaite is a town in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £239,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 71.7 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63001055. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) Linthwaite and Slaithwaite is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £239,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite was £239,500 in 2025. 419th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,242** (2021). Linthwaite and Slaithwaite had 9,242 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 183rd least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001055) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001055) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 174 homes were sold in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001055) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001055) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Linthwaite and Slaithwaite had 9,242 usual residents at the census. ## How Linthwaite and Slaithwaite compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £239,500 | 30th most expensive | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 | | Population | 9,242 | 18th least populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.5% | 19th lowest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 | ## Is Linthwaite and Slaithwaite safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (308), other crime (122) and anti-social behaviour (60). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite was 70.0 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Linthwaite and Slaithwaite has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Kirklees 045A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011077) | 1,594 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% | | [Kirklees 049A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011071) | 1,940 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% | | [Kirklees 049B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011072) | 1,604 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.5% | | [Kirklees 049C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011073) | 1,554 | 128.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.7% | | [Kirklees 049D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011078) | 1,868 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.3% | | [Kirklees 052A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011070) | 1,673 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.1% | ## Your MP - [Colne Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley): Paul Davies (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) ## Postcode districts covering Linthwaite and Slaithwaite [HD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd7) ## Middle areas in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite [Slaithwaite & Linthwaite](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/slaithwaite-and-linthwaite) ## Towns near Linthwaite and Slaithwaite [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huddersfield), [Meltham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/meltham), [Honley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/honley), [Elland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/elland), [Brighouse](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brighouse), [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halifax) ## Linthwaite and Slaithwaite in brief Linthwaite and Slaithwaite is a town in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber. About 9,531 people lived in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £239,500 in 2025 across 174 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite was £239,500 in 2025. Linthwaite and Slaithwaite had 9,242 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63001055 - Constituency: [Colne Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley) - Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) - Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 3.21 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,531* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 29 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/huddersfield), [Meltham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/meltham), [Honley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/honley), [Elland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/elland), [Brighouse](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brighouse), [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halifax) ## Latest updates for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001055 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/linthwaite-and-slaithwaite#f-house-sales-median-price. 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