Heckmondwike
vs Liversedge & Gomersal
Heckmondwike has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Homes in Liversedge & Gomersal sold for a median of £225,000, 26% above Heckmondwike. Heckmondwike has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Heckmondwike has 18,712 residents in 7,339 households; Liversedge & Gomersal has 19,531 in 8,402. Liversedge & Gomersal has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 3.7 percentage points more than Heckmondwike (Kirklees: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Heckmondwike and 41% in Liversedge & Gomersal. Heckmondwike has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 3.5 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 66%). Heckmondwike has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.4 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £179,250 in Heckmondwike and £225,000 in Liversedge & Gomersal, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Heckmondwike has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2.6 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Heckmondwike, and 43 in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 382 m from the nearest school in Heckmondwike and 400 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. The typical postcode is 3,178 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Heckmondwike and 4,284 m in Liversedge & Gomersal. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Heckmondwike and 95% in Liversedge & Gomersal.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 108 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Heckmondwike 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.
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.
Heckmondwike is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 18,712 people in 7,339 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £179,250 over the past two years, 17% below the Kirklees median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Kirklees average.
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.
Heckmondwike and Liversedge & Gomersal next to other wards of Kirklees.