Thornhill

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,644 · 5 LSOAs

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

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,633 of 6,856 in England
  • #493 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #41 of 59 in Kirklees
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,653
Median age (est.)44
Density692per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above24%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 26%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 6%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 6%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 5%

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

Thornhill is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,633 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #41 of 59 in Kirklees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (60) and lowest on Crime (12). Typical homes here, about £212,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 63 sales), in line with the wider Kirklees median of £210,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,840 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 104 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 24 · #5,180
Employment 17 · #5,708
Education 20 · #5,482
Health 25 · #5,153
Crime 12 · #6,030
Housing & access 23 · #5,283
Living environment 60 · #2,747

House prices ?

£212,500median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£212,50063+1.9%+25.4%
Detached£375,00025+18.1%+36.4%
Semi-detached£180,00026+1.8%+53.2%
Terraced£155,00011+14.0%+42.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£212,500
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)£33,840±£4,755 · #5,395 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,893
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

104 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 691 offences
Kirklees91
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,053 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences424
Theft44
Burglary24
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons61
Drugs16
Robbery5
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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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