Birstall & Birkenshaw
vs Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Birstall & Birkenshaw. Homes in Cleckheaton sold for a median of £210,000, 5% above Birstall & Birkenshaw. Birstall & Birkenshaw has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Birstall & Birkenshaw has 18,685 residents in 8,097 households; Cleckheaton has 17,190 in 7,797. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Cleckheaton has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3.4 percentage points more than Birstall & Birkenshaw (Kirklees: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 34% in Cleckheaton. Birstall & Birkenshaw has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.8 percentage points more than Cleckheaton (Kirklees: 66%). Cleckheaton has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6 percentage points more than Birstall & Birkenshaw (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Birstall & Birkenshaw and £210,000 in Cleckheaton, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Birstall & Birkenshaw has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 8.1 percentage points more than Cleckheaton (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Birstall & Birkenshaw, and 73 in Cleckheaton. The typical postcode is 357 m from the nearest school in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 434 m in Cleckheaton. The typical postcode is 3,758 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 3,405 m in Cleckheaton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 90% in Cleckheaton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Birstall & Birkenshaw 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.
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.
Birstall & Birkenshaw is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 18,685 people in 8,097 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Kirklees median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Kirklees average.
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.
Birstall & Birkenshaw and Cleckheaton next to other wards of Kirklees.