Batley West
vs Cleckheaton

Batley West has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Cleckheaton. Homes in Cleckheaton sold for a median of £210,000, 24% above Batley West. Batley West has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 7%).

Batley West

394 postcodes

Cleckheaton

563 postcodes

Kirklees

city average

People

Batley West has 19,532 residents in 7,152 households; Cleckheaton has 17,190 in 7,797. Cleckheaton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 9 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 18%). Cleckheaton has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 4.7 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 31%).

19,532Residents (2021)

17,190Residents (2021)

433,216Residents (2021)

7,152Households

7,797Households

177,989Households

21.2%Aged 15–29

16.2%Aged 15–29

18.3%Aged 15–29

11.5%Aged 65 and over

20.5%Aged 65 and over

17.7%Aged 65 and over

28.5%Living alone

33.2%Living alone

31.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Batley West and 34% in Cleckheaton. Cleckheaton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 10.8 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 66%). Batley West has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 3.4 percentage points more than Cleckheaton (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Batley West and £210,000 in Cleckheaton, against £215,000 across Kirklees.

£170,000Median sale price

£210,000Median sale price

£215,000Median sale price

55.5%Owner-occupied

66.3%Owner-occupied

65.5%Owner-occupied

24.0%Private renting

20.6%Private renting

19.1%Private renting

19.7%Social renting

12.5%Social renting

14.8%Social renting

12.5%Detached houses

21.8%Detached houses

21.6%Detached houses

40.4%Semi-detached houses

34.2%Semi-detached houses

33.3%Terraced houses

29.5%Terraced houses

31.5%Terraced houses

9.9%Flats

12.0%Flats

9.6%Flats

Surroundings

Batley West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 6.5 percentage points more than Cleckheaton (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Batley West, and 73 in Cleckheaton. The typical postcode is 338 m from the nearest school in Batley West and 434 m in Cleckheaton. The typical postcode is 1,919 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Batley West and 3,405 m in Cleckheaton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Batley West and 90% in Cleckheaton.

13.4%Green space within 500 m

6.9%Green space within 500 m

16.8%Green space within 500 m

83Services within 15 min (median)

73Services within 15 min (median)

60Services within 15 min (median)

338 mNearest school (median)

434 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

3.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

14Postcodes in flood risk areas

62Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,100Postcodes in flood risk areas

97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

89.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 108 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Batley West and 113 in Cleckheaton, against 102 across Kirklees. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

108Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

113Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

102Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Batley West

Batley West is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 19,532 people in 7,152 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Kirklees median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Kirklees average.

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 17,190 people in 7,797 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, in line with the Kirklees median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% below the Kirklees average.

More comparisons.

Batley West and Cleckheaton next to other wards of Kirklees.

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