Mirfield Central & Hopton

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,831 · 4 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,706 of 6,856 in England
  • #223 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #17 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,931
Median age (est.)47
Density886per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

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

Mirfield Central & Hopton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,706 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (81) and lowest on Crime (39). Typical homes here, about £241,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 112 sales), 15% above the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,033 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 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 59 · #2,809
Employment 50 · #3,432
Education 71 · #2,013
Health 49 · #3,508
Crime 39 · #4,186
Housing & access 81 · #1,273
Living environment 42 · #3,947

House prices ?

£241,500median (12m) · +6.9% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£241,500112+6.9%+34.2%
Detached£364,00040-7.2%+43.6%
Semi-detached£230,00035+4.5%+43.8%
Terraced£177,00029+12.4%+33.2%
Flat£76,0008-10.6%-53.8%
This area£241,500
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)£35,033±£5,244 · #5,027 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,299
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 563 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,192 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences292
Theft62
Burglary38
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons42
Drugs13
Robbery5
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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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