Batley Central

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,888 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,462 of 6,856 in England
  • #609 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #56 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,867
Median age (est.)33
Density4,571per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above19%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 16%25–44 30%45–64 20%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 36%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 36%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Sales & customer service 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Sales & customer service14%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 39%Asian: 56%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 39%Asian 56%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Muslim 56% · Christian 21% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Batley Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,462 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #56 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (44) and lowest on Education (3). Typical homes here, about £145,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 23 sales), 31% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,163 a year, among England's lowest. 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 5 · #6,531
Employment 8 · #6,325
Education 3 · #6,668
Health 11 · #6,120
Crime 6 · #6,407
Housing & access 44 · #3,816
Living environment 22 · #5,366

House prices ?

£145,000median (12m) · +23.4% yr · n=23
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£145,00023+23.4%+31.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£175,0005+47.1%+42.3%
Terraced£132,50014+21.6%+32.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£145,000
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)£28,163±£4,152 · #6,661 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,724
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

181 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,244 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,102 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences434
Theft380
Burglary44
Vehicle crime63
Criminal damage & arson84
Public order & weapons165
Drugs28
Robbery14
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 204 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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