Greenhead
vs Netherton & Newsome
Netherton & Newsome has the younger population: 26% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Greenhead. Homes in Netherton & Newsome sold for a median of £200,000, 14% above Greenhead. Netherton & Newsome has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Greenhead has 22,107 residents in 8,893 households; Netherton & Newsome has 18,506 in 7,992. Netherton & Newsome has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 5.2 percentage points more than Greenhead (Kirklees: 18%). Netherton & Newsome has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 1.2 percentage points more than Greenhead (Kirklees: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Greenhead and 36% in Netherton & Newsome. Netherton & Newsome has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 1.5 percentage points more than Greenhead (Kirklees: 66%). Greenhead has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 13.1 percentage points more than Netherton & Newsome (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £175,000 in Greenhead and £200,000 in Netherton & Newsome, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Netherton & Newsome has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 16 percentage points more than Greenhead (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 132 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Greenhead, and 77 in Netherton & Newsome. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Greenhead and 422 m in Netherton & Newsome. The typical postcode is 1,361 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Greenhead and 1,085 m in Netherton & Newsome. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Greenhead and 95% in Netherton & Newsome.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 114 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Greenhead and 140 in Netherton & Newsome, 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.
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.
Netherton & Newsome is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 18,506 people in 7,992 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Kirklees median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 77% above the Kirklees average.
More comparisons.
Greenhead and Netherton & Newsome next to other wards of Kirklees.