Is Cleckheaton, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

Is Cleckheaton a nice place to live or is Cleckheaton a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Cleckheaton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Cleckheaton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cleckheaton. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Cleckheaton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Hipperholme and Lightcliffe13961
2Morley North11777
3Rastrick11117
4Liversedge and Gomersal9924
5Cleckheaton8786
6Birstall and Birkenshaw8610
7Heckmondwike6057
8Wyke3820
9Royds2493
10Tong1525
Crime
FAILED

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Is Cleckheaton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cleckheaton, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Cleckheaton residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Leeds5.01
Kirklees (Cleckheaton)5.55
Calderdale5.68
Bradford5.95

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cleckheaton. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Cleckheaton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Hipperholme and Lightcliffe (Best)17753
2Cleckheaton15309
3Morley North14747
4Liversedge and Gomersal14376
5Birstall and Birkenshaw14240
6Rastrick13538
7Heckmondwike12846
8Wyke8956
9Royds7758
10Tong (Worst)5467
Health
FAILED
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Is Cleckheaton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cleckheaton. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Hipperholme and Lightcliffe20052
2Morley North17778
3Birstall and Birkenshaw16918
4Rastrick15445
5Liversedge and Gomersal14639
6Cleckheaton14472
7Heckmondwike10493
8Wyke9339
9Royds7239
10Tong4083
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Cleckheaton?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Cleckheaton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Yorkshire.

BedsKirkleesWest Yorkshire
1£425£500
2£515£575
3£650£650
4£850£1100
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Cleckheaton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Cleckheaton, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Cleckheaton's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Leeds£662.90
2Calderdale£621.50
3Bradford£612.50
4Kirklees (Cleckheaton)£612.00
Wages
FAILED



So, is Cleckheaton a nice place to live?

Is Cleckheaton a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.