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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 129 recent sales, the median property price is £189,950 in Cleckheaton area, with individual transactions ranging from £38,500 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, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Cleckheaton over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats11£110,000
Semi-Detached41£205,000
Detached14£312,000
Terraced63£140,000

10 years median price trend in Cleckheaton

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

All postcodes in Cleckheaton

BD193EF

Upper Butts

BD195HT

Robert's Street

BD193RF

Church Street

BD193SL

St Peg Lane

BD193DB

Ash Terrace

BD193DY

Grange Road

BD193NA

George Street

BD193PH

Carver Street

BD193UU

Turnsteads Close

BD195DA

Sunfield Terrace

BD195EJ

Westgate

BD195EN

Bream Avenue

BD195BE

Lions Way

BD195BQ

Bradford Road

BD193BU

Birkett Street

BD193NU

Whitcliffe Road

BD193NX

Claremont Street

BD193PD

Whitfield Street

BD193PS

Moorend

BD195BL

Manor Park Road

BD195LX

Shirley Villas

BD195ER

Cleckheaton

BD193QU

John William Street

BD193AG

Whitcliffe Road

BD193AN

Park View

BD193LB

Bradford Road

BD193PZ

Booth Street

BD195BX

Neville Street

BD195JB

Lower Blacup

BD195LP

Bradford Road

BD193UJ

Cleckheaton

BD193AU

Vine Avenue

BD193BT

Prospect Villas

BD193DP

Vine Crescent

BD193YB

Kenmore Road

BD195DL

Dewsbury Road

BD195JA

Ashbourne Way

BD193EW

Kenmore Road

BD193LD

Chapel Street

BD193NP

Hill Street

BD193QT

Bradford Road

BD193RW

Kirklands

BD193UX

Turnsteads Mount

BD195AJ

Market Street

BD195EX

Wilby Street

BD195JF

Ashbourne Croft

BD195HD

Hightown Road

BD193BG

Baden Terrace

BD193BS

Britannia Terrace

BD193HB

Prospect Road

BD193LT

Coach Lane

BD193LX

Northgate

BD193NH

Peaseland Road

BD193PJ

Caroline Street

BD193QD

Mount Street

BD195JE

Ashbourne View

BD195NB

Thornton Street

BD195LE

Westgate

BD194TR

Brooklyn Drive

BD193JZ

Foundry Terrace

BD193QJ

Lynton Terrace

BD194AA

Spen Lane

BD195AR

Mortimer Street

BD195EB

Westgate

BD195LL

New Street

BD196HT

Church View

BD193AR

Highfield Terrace

BD193BJ

Victoria Avenue

BD193DD

Stanley Street

BD193NJ

Platt Square

BD193RS

Dewsbury Road

BD193UP

Turnsteads Drive

BD195HW

Clare Road

BD199AH

Cleckheaton

BD193DT

Cleckheaton

BD193DS

Whitcliffe Road

BD193EQ

Westgrove Court

BD193JJ

Pavement Street

BD193NB

Northgate

BD193RJ

Bradford Road

BD193SY

Collinson Street

BD193UZ

Kenmore Close

BD194AF

Mount Pleasant

BD195HB

Westgate

BD195HL

Holdsworth Court

BD195JP

Hightown Road

BD195NA

Thorntonville

BD112YY

Greenside

BD195AW

Greenside

BD193DG

Stanley Street

BD193DR

Whitcliffe Road

WF158DA

Quaker Lane

BD199DN

Cleckheaton

BD194TN

Brooklyn Road

BD195DQ

Rawfolds Way

BD193AP

Park View

BD193DZ

Bramhope Road

BD193EA

Whitcliffe Road

BD195AE

Northgate

BD195DZ

Taylor Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.