Shelley & Shepley
Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 5,924 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #608 of 6,856 in England
- #51 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #1 of 59 in Kirklees
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Shelley & Shepley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #608 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 59 in Kirklees. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (95) but weak on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here, about £280,288 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 90 sales), 33% above the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #277 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £45,684 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 27 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £280,288 | 90 | -7.1% | +25.1% |
| Detached | £392,498 | 34 | -15.6% | +22.7% |
| Semi-detached | £258,750 | 28 | -0.1% | +23.2% |
| Terraced | £221,500 | 28 | +5.5% | +28.0% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #277 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #248 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 72 |
| Theft | 29 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 |
| Public order & weapons | 13 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 18 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Kirklees
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Burton StrettonEast Staffordshire91£257,500
- TaverhamBroadland91£320,000
- ShinfieldWokingham91£453,250
- Bourne EndBuckinghamshire91£527,000
- Oxted NorthTandridge91£710,000
- WansteadRedbridge91£785,000