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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

BD193LD

Chapel Street

BD193RS

Dewsbury Road

BD194TN

Brooklyn Road

BD193BJ

Victoria Avenue

BD195AH

Greenside

BD193EF

Upper Butts

BD195JJ

Ashbourne Avenue

BD193BQ

Gladstone Street

BD193PS

Moorend

BD193JZ

Foundry Terrace

BD195HR

Butts Yard

BD193ER

Heaton Avenue

BD193SY

Collinson Street

BD193EZ

Peaseland Road

BD195EX

Wilby Street

BD193QA

Booth Street

BD195EB

Westgate

BD193EG

Mount View Court

BD195DL

Dewsbury Road

BD193LU

Providence Street

BD193SG

St Peg Lane

BD193DG

Stanley Street

WF158LR

Cuniver Court

BD193EX

Burnup Grove

BD195EJ

Westgate

BD195BE

Lions Way

BD196AA

Moorside Rise

BD195HT

Robert's Street

BD193DX

Cleckheaton

WF158BT

St Barnabas Road

BD193BB

Tofts Road

BD195HP

Quarry Road

BD195DF

Bridon Way

BD195BG

Bradford Road

BD196HS

Whitechapel Road

BD193RP

Cross Church Street

BD193PY

Bradford Road

WF158DA

Quaker Lane

BD195EU

Old Robin

BD193YD

Rooks Avenue

BD193RA

Parkside

BD195HL

Holdsworth Court

WF158BX

The Crescent

BD193PJ

Caroline Street

BD193DW

Vine Avenue

BD195HA

Sykes Street

BD199BY

Greenside

BD193RW

Kirklands

BD193JQ

Albion Street

BD193NU

Whitcliffe Road

BD195JX

Hightown Road

BD193UX

Turnsteads Mount

BD193QD

Mount Street

BD195BZ

Mayfield Terrace

BD195DA

Sunfield Terrace

BD193EH

Kenmore View

BD193SJ

St Peg Close

BD193NT

Whitcliffe Road

BD195JY

Wilton Terrace

BD193DN

Vine Street

BD193AL

Turnsteads Avenue

BD195HY

Ash Street

BD195HH

Westgate

BD195HX

Westcliffe Rise

BD193BT

Prospect Villas

BD193LA

Bradford Road

BD193PH

Carver Street

BD193AY

Vicarage Court

BD193JT

Netherfield Place

BD195AN

Greenside

BD193JX

King Street

BD195NA

Thorntonville

BD193EA

Whitcliffe Road

WF158DE

Quaker Lane

BD195AU

Pyenot Gardens

BD193TL

Co Operative Yard

BD193DB

Ash Terrace

BD193PU

Wesley Street

BD193HS

Northgate

BD196HU

Whitechapel Road

BD193DL

Milton Terrace

BD195JG

Quaker Lane

BD195DZ

Taylor Street

BD193PB

Wesley Street

BD193DU

Cleckheaton

BD193HZ

Northgate

BD193EQ

Westgrove Court

BD193AG

Whitcliffe Road

BD193QJ

Lynton Terrace

BD193DZ

Bramhope Road

BD193BN

Prospect Road

BD193QP

Mount Crescent

BD195AE

Northgate

WF158HR

Church Street

BD194TP

Brooklyn Drive

BD195HS

Westgate

BD195HQ

Low House Close

BD193EW

Kenmore Road

BD193LW

Bradford Road

BD195JS

Hightown Road

Data Sources

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