Birstall

Kirklees · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,815 · 6 LSOAs

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29Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Birstall is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,845 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 59 in Kirklees. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Crime (13). Typical homes here, about £192,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 128 sales), 8% below the wider Kirklees median of £210,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,769
Employment 27 · #4,975
Education 30 · #4,810
Health 30 · #4,831
Crime 13 · #5,976
Housing & access 82 · #1,218
Living environment 49 · #3,494

House prices ?

£192,500median (12m) · +12.9% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£192,500128+12.9%+29.2%
Detached£321,25026+17.9%+16.8%
Semi-detached£210,00055+13.5%+41.4%
Terraced£150,00043+4.3%+30.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£192,500
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

64Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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