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Colne Valley East
vs Holme Valley North

Colne Valley East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Holme Valley North. Homes in Holme Valley North sold for a median of £270,500, 55% above Colne Valley East. Holme Valley North has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Kirklees with Colne Valley East highlighted
Colne Valley East
458 postcodes
Map of Kirklees with Holme Valley North highlighted
Holme Valley North
518 postcodes
Map of Kirklees
Kirklees
city average

People

Colne Valley East has 20,305 residents in 9,039 households; Holme Valley North has 17,091 in 7,419. Holme Valley North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 7.5 percentage points more than Colne Valley East (Kirklees: 18%). Colne Valley East has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.3 percentage points more than Holme Valley North (Kirklees: 31%).

20,305Residents (2021)
17,091Residents (2021)
433,216Residents (2021)
9,039Households
7,419Households
177,989Households
18.1%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 65 and over
23.6%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Aged 65 and over
35.2%Living alone
28.9%Living alone
31.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Colne Valley East (48%) and detached houses in Holme Valley North (32%). Holme Valley North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 13.4 percentage points more than Colne Valley East (Kirklees: 66%). Colne Valley East has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 9.7 percentage points more than Holme Valley North (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £175,000 in Colne Valley East and £270,500 in Holme Valley North, against £215,000 across Kirklees.

£175,000Median sale price
£270,500Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
62.8%Owner-occupied
76.2%Owner-occupied
65.5%Owner-occupied
23.1%Private renting
13.4%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
13.4%Social renting
9.7%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
11.3%Detached houses
31.6%Detached houses
21.6%Detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
30.5%Semi-detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
48.1%Terraced houses
30.0%Terraced houses
31.5%Terraced houses
7.6%Flats
5.7%Flats
9.6%Flats

Surroundings

Holme Valley North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 6.7 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 41 in Holme Valley North. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Colne Valley East and 459 m in Holme Valley North. The typical postcode is 2,312 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colne Valley East and 2,084 m in Holme Valley North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Colne Valley East and 82% in Holme Valley North.

18.6%Green space within 500 m
25.3%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
69Services within 15 min (median)
41Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
424 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
53Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,100Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.8%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 63 in Holme Valley North, 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
63Recorded 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.

Holme Valley North

Holme Valley North is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 17,091 people in 7,419 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,500 over the past two years, 26% above the Kirklees median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 51% above the Kirklees average.

More comparisons.

Colne Valley East and Holme Valley North next to other wards of Kirklees.

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