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Crosland Moor
vs Greenhead

Crosland Moor has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Greenhead. Homes in Greenhead sold for a median of £175,000, 17% above Crosland Moor. Crosland Moor has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Kirklees with Crosland Moor highlighted
375 postcodes
Map of Kirklees with Greenhead highlighted
483 postcodes
Map of Kirklees
city average

People

Crosland Moor has 18,650 residents in 6,805 households; Greenhead has 22,107 in 8,893. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (13% and 13%). Greenhead has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3.7 percentage points more than Crosland Moor (Kirklees: 31%).

18,650Residents (2021)
22,107Residents (2021)
433,216Residents (2021)
6,805Households
8,893Households
177,989Households
22.2%Aged 15–29
22.0%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 65 and over
12.6%Aged 65 and over
17.7%Aged 65 and over
33.6%Living alone
37.3%Living alone
31.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Crosland Moor and 40% in Greenhead. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (53% and 53%). Greenhead has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 4.8 percentage points more than Crosland Moor (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Crosland Moor and £175,000 in Greenhead, against £215,000 across Kirklees.

£150,000Median sale price
£175,000Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
53.4%Owner-occupied
53.3%Owner-occupied
65.5%Owner-occupied
28.7%Private renting
33.5%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
17.1%Social renting
12.6%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
15.3%Detached houses
12.7%Detached houses
21.6%Detached houses
28.2%Semi-detached houses
23.2%Semi-detached houses
34.2%Semi-detached houses
42.5%Terraced houses
39.5%Terraced houses
31.5%Terraced houses
9.3%Flats
15.1%Flats
9.6%Flats

Surroundings

Crosland Moor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.7 percentage points more than Greenhead (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 110 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crosland Moor, and 132 in Greenhead. The typical postcode is 463 m from the nearest school in Crosland Moor and 361 m in Greenhead. The typical postcode is 684 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crosland Moor and 1,361 m in Greenhead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Crosland Moor and 96% in Greenhead.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
13.7%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
110Services within 15 min (median)
132Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
463 mNearest school (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
684 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
34Postcodes in flood risk areas
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,100Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 127 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crosland Moor and 114 in Greenhead, 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.

127Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
114Recorded 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.

Crosland Moor

Crosland Moor is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 18,650 people in 6,805 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 30% below the Kirklees median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Kirklees average.

Greenhead

Greenhead is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 22,107 people in 8,893 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 19% below the Kirklees median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Kirklees average.

More comparisons.

Crosland Moor and Greenhead next to other wards of Kirklees.