Staincliffe & Healey
Kirklees 012 · 4 sub-areas · 7,863 residents
Kirklees 012 is a residential neighbourhood within Kirklees, home to around 7,900 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £690 a month — roughly half the UK average for a 2-bed — making it one of the more affordable corners of West Yorkshire. Rents rose around 10% last year, so the window on that affordability may be narrowing.
Staincliffe & Healey is a commuter neighbourhood within Kirklees — train into Leeds runs in around 38 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 Staincliffe & Healey?
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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.
Staincliffe & Healey in Kirklees
Living in Staincliffe & Healey
Kirklees 012 is a largely owner-occupied, family-heavy neighbourhood where the cost of living sits firmly below national norms. Nearly two in three households own their home, which tells you something about the settled, residential character of the area — this isn't a transient renter's market. The streets lean more suburban than urban, with greenspace genuinely close: the nearest park or open land is under 200 metres away for most residents, and over 85% of the neighbourhood is within easy walking distance of green space.
The cost picture is one of Kirklees 012's strongest selling points. A two-bedroom home runs about £690 a month. Even a three-bedroom comes in under £840, which puts family-sized renting within reach of a single average salary. Council tax sits at around £2,440 a year for a Band D property. The typical home sells for just over £157,000, and the deposit-to-savings timeline comes in at about 2.6 years — fast by most UK standards.
Deprivation is a real factor here. The area sits in the second decile on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, meaning it ranks among the more deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England. That's reflected in the unemployment claimant rate of 4.7% and a median resident salary of around £30,200 a year. Around a quarter of residents hold a degree-level qualification, which is below the national average. The neighbourhood has a younger-than-average age profile, with over a quarter of residents under 18 and close to a quarter aged 18–34.
For getting around, the car is dominant — nearly two in three residents commute by car, and only around 5% use public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2 km away, about a 25-minute walk. The good news on digital connectivity is clear-cut: broadband gigabit coverage is 100%, with no properties below the universal service obligation speed. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how conditions vary across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Kirklees 012 a nice place to live?
- It's an affordable, family-orientated neighbourhood with good greenspace access — over 85% of the area is within easy walking distance of parks or open land. The trade-off is a deprivation score in the bottom 20% nationally and a school quality picture that's more mixed than average. Whether it suits you depends a lot on your priorities.
- What is the rent in Kirklees 012?
- A one-bedroom runs about £565 a month, a two-bedroom around £690, and a three-bedroom roughly £840. These are estimates based on district-level data scaled to local conditions. Rents rose around 10.5% in the past year, so prices are moving upward.
- Is Kirklees 012 safe?
- The crime rate is around 92 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is above the UK national average of roughly 80. The area's deprivation profile partly explains that figure. It's worth checking postcode-level police data if safety is a key factor in your decision.
- What's the commute from Kirklees 012 to the nearest city centre?
- The nearest major employment hub is around 38 minutes away. Manchester is roughly 74 minutes by public transport and Leeds is also accessible by rail. Most residents drive — nearly two in three commute by car — as public transport options are limited, with only about 5% using buses or trains.
- Who lives in Kirklees 012?
- Mostly owner-occupiers — nearly 65% own their home — with a notably high share of under-18s at over 28%, suggesting lots of family households. The community is ethnically mixed, with a diversity index of 47. Around 19% of residents work from home, which is fairly high for an area with this income profile.
- What schools are near Kirklees 012?
- There are 104 schools within 2 km, so options aren't scarce. However, only around 28% of those within catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 4.3 km away, so it's worth researching individual schools carefully.
- How affordable is buying a home in Kirklees 012?
- The median house price is just over £157,000, and on a typical local salary you'd save a 10% deposit in about 2.6 years — fast by UK standards. That affordability is one of the area's clearest strengths for first-time buyers.