Birstall & Birkenshaw
vs Liversedge & Gomersal
Liversedge & Gomersal has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Birstall & Birkenshaw. Homes in Liversedge & Gomersal sold for a median of £225,000, 13% 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; Liversedge & Gomersal has 19,531 in 8,402. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 41% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Birstall & Birkenshaw has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 6.5 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Birstall & Birkenshaw and £225,000 in Liversedge & Gomersal, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Birstall & Birkenshaw has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 8 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Birstall & Birkenshaw, and 43 in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 357 m from the nearest school in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 400 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 3,758 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 4,284 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Birstall & Birkenshaw and 95% in Liversedge & Gomersal.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Birstall & Birkenshaw 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.
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.
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.
Birstall & Birkenshaw and Liversedge & Gomersal next to other wards of Kirklees.