Liversedge & Gomersal
vs Mirfield
Liversedge & Gomersal has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Mirfield. Homes in Mirfield sold for a median of £243,000, 8% above Liversedge & Gomersal. Mirfield has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Liversedge & Gomersal has 19,531 residents in 8,402 households; Mirfield has 19,774 in 8,776. Mirfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 4.3 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 18%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Liversedge & Gomersal and 40% in Mirfield. Mirfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 9.4 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 66%). Liversedge & Gomersal has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1 percentage point more than Mirfield (Kirklees: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Liversedge & Gomersal and £243,000 in Mirfield, against £215,000 across Kirklees.
Surroundings
Mirfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 4.2 percentage points more than Liversedge & Gomersal (Kirklees: 17%). A typical postcode has 43 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Liversedge & Gomersal, and 56 in Mirfield. The typical postcode is 400 m from the nearest school in Liversedge & Gomersal and 398 m in Mirfield. The typical postcode is 4,284 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liversedge & Gomersal and 1,300 m in Mirfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Liversedge & Gomersal and 95% in Mirfield.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liversedge & Gomersal and 84 in Mirfield, 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.
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.
Mirfield is one of 23 wards in Kirklees, home to 19,774 people in 8,776 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £243,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Kirklees median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Kirklees average.
More comparisons.
Liversedge & Gomersal and Mirfield next to other wards of Kirklees.