Ravensthorpe

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,823 · 5 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,647 of 6,856 in England
  • #644 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #59 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,852
Median age (est.)29
Density3,663per km²
No qualifications37%
Degree or above17%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 27%15–24 18%25–44 31%45–64 18%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 22%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 22% · Elementary 16% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant22%
Elementary16%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades11%
Professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative7%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 25%Asian: 69%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 25%Asian 69%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 68% · Christian 16% · No religion 9%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Ravensthorpe is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,647 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #59 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Education (1). Typical homes here, about £126,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 36 sales), 40% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,845 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 121 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 2 · #6,730
Employment 8 · #6,325
Education 1 · #6,771
Health 9 · #6,257
Crime 9 · #6,250
Housing & access 26 · #5,043
Living environment 14 · #5,880

House prices ?

£126,500median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=36
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£126,50036+5.4%+29.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£170,00011+25.0%+21.4%
Terraced£95,00021-18.1%+11.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£126,500
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)£30,845±£4,696 · #6,233 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,944
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

121 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,069 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,482 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences578
Theft129
Burglary39
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons114
Drugs50
Robbery12
Other48

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 118 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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