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WF15 postcode area · Kirklees

The WF15 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees. Area Scores range from 15 to 63 across them. Every full WF15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WF15 district: Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown scores 63 out of 100 (#2,534 of 6,856 nationally) while Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge sits at 15 — neighbours on the map, 48 points apart on the index. 3 of the 6 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £170,000 in Heckmondwike North to £243,000 in Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,450a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF15 district

£205,000median home sold over the past year · +36.7% over 5 years · +5.1% over the year · 217 sales
Detached£355,000
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£156,500
Flat£98,000
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & RoberttownKirklees 2,53463 £243,000
Shaw Cross & Hanging HeatonKirklees 4,27638 £218,750
Hightown & Hartshead MoorKirklees 4,53634 £195,000
CleckheatonKirklees 4,83130 £185,000
Heckmondwike NorthKirklees 5,68117 £170,000
Liversedge, Littletown & MillbridgeKirklees 5,82515 £178,000

People living in WF15 Census 2021

Residents47,444
Median age (est.)41
Density2,155per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 15%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 15%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 37% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in WF15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF15 district.

Heckmondwike

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF15.

WF17 WF16 BD19 WF14 WF13 BD11 WF12 BD12

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.