City Profile • Local Authority
Kirklees
Kirklees is a local authority district comprising 20 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £223k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 94 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
437,593
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Kirklees authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English70.5%
Pakistani12.7%
Indian5.2%
White: Other White2.5%
White and Black Caribbean1.5%
Any other ethnic group1.1%
Age Profile
50-54 years7.1%
10-14 years6.6%
55-59 years6.6%
30-34 years6.6%
35-39 years6.5%
45-49 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional18.4%
Associate professional13.0%
Managers and directors12.0%
Skilled trades11.0%
Elementary occupations10.0%
Caring and leisure9.4%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright35.0%
Owned: Mortgage30.5%
Private rented: Landlord16.8%
Social rented: Council11.1%
Social rented: Other3.7%
Private rented: Other2.3%
Area DNA
family4/10
health7/10
safety4/10
transit9/10
affluence3/10
diversity5/10
employment2/10
investment8/10