United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Kirklees
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~441k · 180 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in relative to local wages, Kirklees presents a difficult financial balance. A median house costs 5.8 times annual gross pay, while monthly rent consumes 25% of median earnings. Both housing costs sit above the regional median, yet weekly pay of £700.40 remains below the regional benchmark. The area faces significant social challenges, with a deprivation score higher than 73% of England authorities, though recorded crime is lower than the regional median. With 91.7% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, the education system performs below the regional median. These figures suggest a location that demands a high proportion of income for housing without offering the local earning power to match, making it a challenging prospect for those reliant on the immediate labour market.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Kirklees ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,421/yr
Low
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
House price
£210,000
Affordable
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£759/mo
Most affordable
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,441/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
89.2/1k
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.1
High
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
89.4%
Weak
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
206 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
160 of 179 (89.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 27 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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180 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 180 schools, sortable and filterable.
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