Holme Valley North
vs Holme Valley South
Holme Valley North has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Holme Valley South. Homes in Holme Valley South sold for a median of £290,000, 7% above Holme Valley North. Holme Valley South has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
Holme Valley North has 17,091 residents in 7,419 households; Holme Valley South has 19,221 in 8,352. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 23%). Holme Valley North has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.1 percentage points more than Holme Valley South (Kirklees: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Holme Valley North and 36% in Holme Valley South. Holme Valley South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 2.8 percentage points more than Holme Valley North (Kirklees: 66%). Holme Valley South has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1 percentage point more than Holme Valley North (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,500 in Holme Valley North and £290,000 in Holme Valley South, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Holme Valley South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 3.1 percentage points more than Holme Valley North (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 41 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holme Valley North, and 37 in Holme Valley South. The typical postcode is 459 m from the nearest school in Holme Valley North and 454 m in Holme Valley South. The typical postcode is 2,084 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holme Valley North and 3,455 m in Holme Valley South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Holme Valley North and 59% in Holme Valley South.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 63 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holme Valley North and 52 in Holme Valley South, 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.
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.
Holme Valley South is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 19,221 people in 8,352 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Kirklees median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 69% above the Kirklees average.
More comparisons.
Holme Valley North and Holme Valley South next to other wards of Kirklees.