Batley West
vs Liversedge & Gomersal
Batley West has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Homes in Liversedge & Gomersal sold for a median of £225,000, 32% above Batley West. Batley West has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Batley West has 19,532 residents in 7,152 households; Liversedge & Gomersal has 19,531 in 8,402. Liversedge & Gomersal has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 8.4 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 18%). Liversedge & Gomersal has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Batley West and 41% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Liversedge & Gomersal has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 9.1 percentage points more than Batley West (Kirklees: 66%). Batley West has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 8.6 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Batley West and £225,000 in Liversedge & Gomersal, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Batley West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 6.4 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Batley West, and 43 in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 338 m from the nearest school in Batley West and 400 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 1,919 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Batley West and 4,284 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Batley West and 95% in Liversedge & Gomersal.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 108 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Batley West and 86 in Liversedge & Gomersal, 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.
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 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.
Liversedge & Gomersal is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 19,531 people in 8,402 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Kirklees median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the Kirklees average.
More comparisons.
Batley West and Liversedge & Gomersal next to other wards of Kirklees.