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Colne Valley East
vs Colne Valley West

Colne Valley East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Colne Valley West. Homes in Colne Valley West sold for a median of £227,500, 30% above Colne Valley East. Colne Valley West has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Kirklees with Colne Valley East highlighted
Colne Valley East
458 postcodes
Map of Kirklees with Colne Valley West highlighted
Colne Valley West
465 postcodes
Map of Kirklees
Kirklees
city average

People

Colne Valley East has 20,305 residents in 9,039 households; Colne Valley West has 16,886 in 7,525. Colne Valley West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 3.1 percentage points more than Colne Valley East (Kirklees: 18%). Colne Valley East has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.7 percentage points more than Colne Valley West (Kirklees: 31%).

20,305Residents (2021)
16,886Residents (2021)
433,216Residents (2021)
9,039Households
7,525Households
177,989Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 65 and over
19.2%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Aged 65 and over
35.2%Living alone
30.5%Living alone
31.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Colne Valley East and 50% in Colne Valley West. Colne Valley West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 11.1 percentage points more than Colne Valley East (Kirklees: 66%). Colne Valley East has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 3.9 percentage points more than Colne Valley West (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £175,000 in Colne Valley East and £227,500 in Colne Valley West, against £215,000 across Kirklees.

£175,000Median sale price
£227,500Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
62.8%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
65.5%Owner-occupied
23.1%Private renting
19.2%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
13.4%Social renting
6.6%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
11.3%Detached houses
19.5%Detached houses
21.6%Detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
22.8%Semi-detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
48.1%Terraced houses
49.5%Terraced houses
31.5%Terraced houses
7.6%Flats
4.7%Flats
9.6%Flats

Surroundings

Colne Valley West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.3 percentage points more than Colne Valley East (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Colne Valley East, and 44 in Colne Valley West. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Colne Valley East and 453 m in Colne Valley West. The typical postcode is 2,312 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colne Valley East and 937 m in Colne Valley West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Colne Valley East and 83% in Colne Valley West.

18.6%Green space within 500 m
19.9%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
69Services within 15 min (median)
44Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
424 mNearest school (median)
453 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
937 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
52Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,100Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
83.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 82 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Colne Valley East and 65 in Colne Valley West, 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.

82Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
65Recorded 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.

Colne Valley East

Colne Valley East is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 20,305 people in 9,039 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Kirklees median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Kirklees average.

Colne Valley West

Colne Valley West is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 16,886 people in 7,525 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £227,500 over the past two years, 6% above the Kirklees median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Kirklees average.

More comparisons.

Colne Valley East and Colne Valley West next to other wards of Kirklees.

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