Gomersal

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,841 · 4 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,658 of 6,856 in England
  • #219 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #16 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,858
Median age (est.)44
Density1,928per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Gomersal is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,658 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (65) and lowest on Crime (32). Typical homes here, about £230,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 79 sales), 10% above the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,858 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 65 · #2,425
Employment 58 · #2,870
Education 65 · #2,397
Health 48 · #3,528
Crime 32 · #4,653
Housing & access 63 · #2,507
Living environment 47 · #3,652

House prices ?

£230,000median (12m) · -11.5% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£230,00079-11.5%+33.7%
Detached£330,00021-1.2%+31.0%
Semi-detached£216,00030-9.2%+54.3%
Terraced£212,50022-7.1%+51.2%
Flat£126,0006
This area£230,000
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)£38,858±£5,599 · #3,756 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,691
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 492 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,655 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences223
Theft66
Burglary28
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons61
Drugs17
Robbery5
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 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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