Deighton & Brackenhall

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,201 · 4 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,291 of 6,856 in England
  • #585 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #53 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,323
Median age (est.)34
Density2,642per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above27%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 40%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 22%Other: 10%
One person 34%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 22%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure14%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 13%Black: 17%Mixed: 12%Other: 4%
White 54%Asian 13%Black 17%Mixed 12%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 35% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Deighton & Brackenhall is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,291 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #53 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Employment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £155,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 63 sales), 26% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,848 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 107 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,318
Employment 6 · #6,455
Education 15 · #5,832
Health 9 · #6,243
Crime 11 · #6,099
Housing & access 25 · #5,146
Living environment 54 · #3,117

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,000630.0%+22.8%
Detached£252,00010+45.7%+44.0%
Semi-detached£156,75030+1.5%+42.5%
Terraced£130,00018-23.5%-5.5%
Flat£57,5005
This area£155,000
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)£30,848±£4,435 · #6,231 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,358
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

107 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 768 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,116 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences436
Theft70
Burglary34
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons66
Drugs31
Robbery8
Other33

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 107 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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