Lockwood

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,027 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,449 of 6,856 in England
  • #606 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #55 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,793
Median age (est.)31
Density7,584per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above25%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 16%25–44 31%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 12%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 13%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 13%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 16% · Elementary 15% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Process & plant16%
Elementary15%
Professional14%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 24%Asian: 64%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 24%Asian 64%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 63% · No religion 15% · Christian 13%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Lockwood is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,449 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #55 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (51) and lowest on Living environment (1). Typical homes here, about £102,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 35 sales), 51% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,465 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 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 5 · #6,497
Employment 9 · #6,264
Education 6 · #6,407
Health 14 · #5,880
Crime 16 · #5,770
Housing & access 51 · #3,364
Living environment 1 · #6,805

House prices ?

£102,000median (12m) · +10.9% yr · n=35
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£102,00035+10.9%+32.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£132,0005+18.2%
Terraced£97,50028+8.3%+30.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£102,000
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)£33,465±£5,320 · #5,519 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,110
Price-to-income ?3.0×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 756 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,713 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences417
Theft84
Burglary18
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson71
Public order & weapons64
Drugs37
Robbery5
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 76 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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