Crosland Moor
Kirklees 047 · 4 sub-areas · 8,390 residents
Kirklees 047 is a residential area within Kirklees, home to around 8,400 people, where renting costs a fraction of what you'd pay in most English cities. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £690 a month — well below the UK median for that size — and you can save a deposit in under three years. The trade-off is limited public transport and schools that lag behind national Ofsted benchmarks.
Crosland Moor is a commuter neighbourhood within Kirklees — train into Leeds runs in around 33 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Crosland Moor?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £759 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Crosland Moor in Kirklees
Living in Crosland Moor
This is a solidly working-class corner of Kirklees, with a character shaped as much by car ownership as anything else. Nearly six in ten residents drive to work, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly a kilometre away — about a 13-minute walk. That's manageable, but if you're relying on buses you'll find only around one in twelve residents does, which tells you something about the routes. The nearest major employment centre is around 33 minutes away, making this viable as a base for commuters who drive.
On cost, it's one of the more affordable pockets in Yorkshire. A median home here sold for around £156,000 — low enough that buyers saving on a local salary can reach a deposit in roughly two and a half years. Renters pay around £760 a month across all sizes, and even a three-bedroom comes in at about £840. Rents rose just over 10% in the past year, which is a real squeeze, but the absolute level still compares favourably with much of England.
The population skews young — over a quarter of residents are under 18, giving the area a family feel. Owner-occupation sits at around 57%, which is roughly typical for Kirklees, but social housing makes up nearly a fifth of tenures, a slightly higher share than many comparable areas. The ethnic diversity index is relatively high at 58.9, and around one in five residents was born outside the UK, reflecting a genuinely mixed community.
Deprivation is a real factor here: the area sits in roughly the bottom quarter nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, which feeds through into lower qualification levels and an unemployment claimant rate of nearly 5%. That said, greenspace is close — over four in five residents are within a walkable distance of green space, and the median is under 200 metres. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how conditions vary across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Kirklees 047 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. Rents are low, greenspace is close — over 80% of residents are within walking distance — and it has a genuinely mixed, family-oriented community. The trade-offs are a higher-than-average crime rate, schools that underperform against national Ofsted benchmarks, and limited public transport. For value-conscious families with cars, it works well.
- What is the rent in Kirklees 047?
- A one-bedroom typically costs around £570 a month, a two-bedroom around £690, and a three-bedroom roughly £840. These are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 10.5% in the past year, so expect further increases, but the absolute level remains low by national standards.
- Is Kirklees 047 safe?
- Crime runs at around 95.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above the UK average of roughly 80. The area sits in the more deprived end of the national deprivation index, which correlates with higher reported crime. It's not the most pressured area in the country, but safety-conscious movers should factor this in.
- What's the commute from Kirklees 047 to Manchester?
- By public transport from the nearest rail station — about a 13-minute walk away — the journey to Manchester takes around 43 minutes. Most residents drive rather than use public transport, and by car the nearest major employment centre is roughly 33 minutes away.
- Who lives in Kirklees 047?
- Mostly families and settled owner-occupiers — around 57% own their home. Over a quarter of residents are under 18. Around one in five households rents from the council or a housing association. The community is ethnically mixed, with around 20% of residents born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Kirklees 047?
- There are 52 schools within roughly 2km, though only around 49% are rated Good or Outstanding — significantly below the national average of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 560 metres away. Check catchment boundaries with Kirklees Council before settling on a specific street.
- How affordable is buying a home in Kirklees 047?
- Very affordable by national standards. The median house price is around £156,000, and a buyer saving on a local salary can typically reach a deposit in about two and a half years. That's one of the shorter deposit-saving timelines in Yorkshire.