Aspley, Longley & University

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,366 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,283 of 6,856 in England
  • #454 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #38 of 59 in Kirklees
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,122
Median age (est.)27
Density2,829per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above30%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 32%25–44 26%45–64 18%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 28%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 38%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure13%
Associate professional13%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 15%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 66%Asian 15%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 34% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 26%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Aspley, Longley & University is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,283 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #38 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (64) and lowest on Crime (15). Typical homes here sold for about £130,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 48 sales), 38% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,699 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 181 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 24 · #5,180
Employment 26 · #5,084
Education 28 · #4,968
Health 18 · #5,619
Crime 15 · #5,804
Housing & access 64 · #2,466
Living environment 25 · #5,146

House prices ?

£130,000median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=48
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£130,00048-3.7%+7.4%
Detached£310,0005+10.9%+31.9%
Semi-detached£189,0006-16.9%-17.8%
Terraced£124,00028+7.8%+37.8%
Flat£125,0009-10.7%-6.2%
This area£130,000
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,699±£4,635 · #5,772 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,374
Price-to-income ?4.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

181 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,511 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,103 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences614
Theft200
Burglary39
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson125
Public order & weapons239
Drugs170
Robbery15
Other53

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 120 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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