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Cleckheaton
vs Liversedge & Gomersal

Cleckheaton has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Homes in Liversedge & Gomersal sold for a median of £225,000, 7% above Cleckheaton. Liversedge & Gomersal has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Kirklees with Cleckheaton highlighted
Cleckheaton
563 postcodes
Map of Kirklees with Liversedge & Gomersal highlighted
Liversedge & Gomersal
532 postcodes
Map of Kirklees
Kirklees
city average

People

Cleckheaton has 17,190 residents in 7,797 households; Liversedge & Gomersal has 19,531 in 8,402. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). Cleckheaton has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.7 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 31%).

17,190Residents (2021)
19,531Residents (2021)
433,216Residents (2021)
7,797Households
8,402Households
177,989Households
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
20.5%Aged 65 and over
19.9%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Aged 65 and over
33.2%Living alone
30.5%Living alone
31.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Cleckheaton and 41% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Cleckheaton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 1.7 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 66%). Cleckheaton has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.2 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Cleckheaton and £225,000 in Liversedge & Gomersal, against £215,000 across Kirklees.

£210,000Median sale price
£225,000Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
66.3%Owner-occupied
64.6%Owner-occupied
65.5%Owner-occupied
20.6%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
12.5%Social renting
19.4%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
21.8%Detached houses
23.2%Detached houses
21.6%Detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
40.6%Semi-detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
29.5%Terraced houses
22.9%Terraced houses
31.5%Terraced houses
12.0%Flats
11.5%Flats
9.6%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (7% and 7%). A typical postcode has 73 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cleckheaton, and 43 in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 434 m from the nearest school in Cleckheaton and 400 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 3,405 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cleckheaton and 4,284 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Cleckheaton and 95% in Liversedge & Gomersal.

6.9%Green space within 500 m
7.0%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
73Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
434 mNearest school (median)
400 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
62Postcodes in flood risk areas
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,100Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 113 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cleckheaton 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.

113Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
86Recorded 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.

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.

Liversedge & Gomersal

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.

Cleckheaton and Liversedge & Gomersal next to other wards of Kirklees.

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