Heckmondwike North

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 11,738 · 7 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,681 of 6,856 in England
  • #500 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #42 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,657
Median age (est.)37
Density5,145per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above21%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 15% · Professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Process & plant15%
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 38%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 58%Asian 38%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · Christian 32% · No religion 25%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Heckmondwike North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,681 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #42 of 59 in Kirklees. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (84) but weak on Education (10). Typical homes here, about £170,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 121 sales), 19% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,674 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 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 16 · #5,749
Employment 18 · #5,585
Education 10 · #6,195
Health 23 · #5,290
Crime 17 · #5,701
Housing & access 84 · #1,129
Living environment 26 · #5,071

House prices ?

£170,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=121
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,000121+3.3%+25.9%
Detached£230,00015-15.1%+30.3%
Semi-detached£180,00054+2.1%+28.1%
Terraced£140,000470.0%+40.0%
Flat£70,0005-6.7%
This area£170,000
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)£33,674±£4,780 · #5,447 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,080
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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 994 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,311 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences523
Theft100
Burglary36
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson91
Public order & weapons109
Drugs31
Robbery6
Other41

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 105 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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