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About

Cleckheaton sits in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding, the town expanded in the 19th century around textile recycling — shoddy and mungo — and the mills that served that trade. The commercial core runs along Dewsbury Road and Northgate, where an indoor market and civic buildings form the shopping and administrative focus. Street patterns and some surviving buildings reflect the town’s development around former packhorse and turnpike routes, and rows of terraced houses sit close to former mill sites.

A former railway corridor through the town has been converted to the Spen Valley Greenway, used by walkers, runners and cyclists and linking Cleckheaton to neighbouring parts of the valley. Community life includes an annual folk festival held across town venues, amateur sports clubs, and local arts and heritage activities. Local services include a library and health centres, and small manufacturers and independent retailers remain part of the local economy, alongside housing from different phases of the town’s growth.

Area overview

On average Cleckheaton has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 123 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 15.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cleckheaton is £42,325 per year. There are 3 schools in Cleckheaton: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Cleckheaton is home to around 8,564 people, with a population density of about 3,453.6 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
123
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
15.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Cleckheaton Population
8,564
Population density
3,453.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
62.47(+41%)
Public order
13.08(+48%)
Anti-social behaviour
12.14(-15%)
Shoplifting
11.91(+36%)
Criminal damage and arson
10.74(+25%)
Yorkshire and The Humber average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,652
89.36%
Other White
224
2.62%
Pakistani
173
2.02%
Indian
126
1.47%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
76
0.89%
Total population: 8,563

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,754
25.05%
No qualifications
1,479
21.12%
Level 3 (A level)
1,272
18.16%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,024
14.62%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
727
10.38%
Total 16+ residents: 7,003

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,243
30.64%
Owns with a mortgage
1,154
28.44%
Private landlord or letting agency
900
22.18%
Social rents from council
457
11.26%
Other social rented
164
4.04%
Total households: 4,057

Property prices in Cleckheaton

Based on 136 recent sales, the median property price is £189,975 in Cleckheaton area, with individual transactions ranging from £47,000 up to £488,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Cleckheaton in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Cleckheaton over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached17£314,000£2,802
Flats10£125,000£1,672
Semi-Detached40£205,000£2,713
Terraced69£155,000£1,988

10 years median price trend in Cleckheaton

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Cleckheaton.

All postcodes in Cleckheaton

BD195ER

Cleckheaton

BD193LH

The Nook

BD195BQ

Bradford Road

BD193BH

Victoria Terrace

BD193BA

Serpentine Road

BD193UR

Turnsteads Drive

BD193RU

Central Parade

BD193ES

Heaton Grove

BD193NJ

Platt Square

BD193UU

Turnsteads Close

BD193BP

Prospect Terrace

BD193LL

Bradford Road

BD193RY

Brooke Street

BD193DR

Whitcliffe Road

BD193UP

Turnsteads Drive

BD195JQ

Ashbourne Drive

BD193NB

Northgate

BD195LR

Bradford Road

BD193DF

Vine Street

BD193HA

Peaseland Close

BD195LL

New Street

WF158BL

Hightown Road

BD195DW

Almond Court

BD195LE

Westgate

BD193LX

Northgate

BD193DE

Carlton Close

BD193AD

South Parade

BD193JJ

Pavement Street

BD193QH

Mount Gardens

BD193QY

Canary Street

BD193BS

Britannia Terrace

BD193SX

Bradford Road

BD193BD

Bath Road

BD195LY

Cartwright Street

BD193HJ

Horncastle Street

BD195HB

Westgate

WF158BS

St Barnabas Road

BD193TR

Hawthorn Lane

BD195HN

Richmond Street

BD195HU

Nutter Street

BD193RT

Market Street

BD193SE

The Villas

BD195DH

Eldon Place

WF158BZ

Hightown Road

BD193UJ

Cleckheaton

BD193SH

St Peg Lane

BD195JA

Ashbourne Way

BD195EY

Westgate

BD193ED

Kenmore Grove

BD195DR

Westgate

BD195DP

Cleckheaton

BD195LJ

Spen Valley Industrial Park

BD194TW

Brooklyn Road

BD193EY

Peaseland Avenue

BD195JD

Quaker Lane

BD193AF

South Parade

BD193RJ

Bradford Road

BD193HE

Blacup Moor View

BD195AF

Cheapside

BD195EN

Bream Avenue

BD193QT

Bradford Road

BD193HW

Cross Crown Street

BD193AR

Highfield Terrace

BD194EZ

Balme Road

BD193AW

Westburn Place

BD193PN

Bradford Road

BD193RH

Bradford Road

BD193AQ

Cleckheaton

BD193FA

Park View Court

BD193BE

Tofts Road

BD193RR

St Johns Place

BD194TJ

Brooklyn Court

BD195AX

Pyenot Drive

BD193DJ

Tennyson Place

BD195LX

Shirley Villas

BD195JF

Ashbourne Croft

BD195AR

Mortimer Street

BD193TG

Beatrice Street

BD112YY

Greenside

BD193ET

Heaton Avenue

BD193DS

Whitcliffe Road

BD193AP

Park View

BD195DN

Central Arcade

BD195EA

Wood Street

BD193NW

Westcliffe Road

BD195BW

Marsh Street

BD195BL

Manor Park Road

BD196HT

Church View

BD193DD

Stanley Street

BD194AF

Mount Pleasant

BD195AZ

Pyenot Hall Lane

BD193TP

Porritt Street

BD193HU

Serpentine Road

BD193BU

Birkett Street

BD193EB

Kenmore Crescent

BD195LQ

Green Bank

BD193PT

Bradford Road

BD195DX

Westgate

WF158DB

Penn Drive

BD193YB

Kenmore Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.