8,190
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
Christian · 42%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
156 · 8.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£186,000
Median property price
508
Postcodes
Overview of Dalton
Coordinates53.6534, -1.7506
Postcodes
508
Population (Census)
18,750
Households (Census)
8,190
Recorded crime · May '26
156 · 8.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dalton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.68 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Dalton
Property sales · Dalton
HM Land Registry · Dalton
Average price
£205,957
YoY: +15.6%
Median price: £172,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £178,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£251k£192k£133k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Dalton
Crime trends · Dalton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
907151
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
64
YoY -22%
ASB
312110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Burglary
1482
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Demographics in Dalton
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.9%
Pakistani7.1%
White & Black Caribbean3.9%
Other White3.2%
Caribbean3.0%
+ 5 other groups · 13.0%
Religion
Christian42.2%
No religion39.1%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.0%
65–749.6%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Other20.6%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
Schools in Dalton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Dalton School
Kirklees · HD5 9HN
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kirkheaton Primary School
Kirklees · HD5 0HR
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Moldgreen Community Primary School
Kirklees · HD5 8AE
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
Kirklees · HD5 9NT
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
Kirklees · HD5 9NT
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Kirklees · HD5 9HU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Kirklees · HD5 9PG
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Fields Rise School
Kirklees · HD5 0LZ
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Dalton
Postcodes in Dalton
HD1 1ADHD1 1EDHD1 1SEHD1 1SGHD1 1SRHD1 1STHD1 1SUHD1 1TAHD1 5AWHD1 5DQHD1 6AEHD1 6AFHD1 6AGHD1 6AJHD1 6ALHD1 6APHD1 6AQHD1 6ARHD1 6ASHD1 6AYHD1 6BAHD1 6BBHD1 6BEHD1 6BGHD1 6BHHD1 6BLHD1 6BNHD1 6BRHD1 6BTHD1 6BWHD1 6BYHD1 6BZHD1 6DDHD1 6DEHD1 6DGHD1 6NAHD1 6NBHD1 6NDHD1 6NEHD1 6NGHD1 6NJHD1 6NLHD1 6NNHD1 6NSHD1 6NTHD1 6NUHD1 6NWHD1 6NXHD1 6NYHD1 6NZHD1 6PAHD1 6PBHD1 6PDHD1 6PFHD1 6PGHD1 6PHHD1 6PJHD1 6PLHD1 6PNHD1 6PPHD1 6PQHD1 6PRHD1 6PSHD1 6PTHD1 6PUHD1 6PWHD1 6PXHD1 6PZHD1 6QBHD1 6QRHD1 6QSHD1 6QTHD1 6QXHD1 6RAHD1 6RJHD1 6RXHD1 6RZHD1 6SBHD1 6SDHD1 6SEHD2 1AGHD2 1FAHD2 1FBHD2 1FEHD2 1FGHD2 1FQHD2 1XLHD2 1XNHD2 1XRHD2 1XTHD2 1XUHD2 1XXHD2 1XYHD2 1XZHD2 1YBHD2 1YDHD2 1YFHD2 1YGHD2 1YJHD2 1YLHD2 1YQHD2 1YRHD2 1YSHD2 1YUHD2 1YWHD2 1YXHD2 1YYHD2 1YZHD5 0AAHD5 0ABHD5 0ADHD5 0AEHD5 0AFHD5 0AGHD5 0AHHD5 0AQHD5 0BHHD5 0BTHD5 0BXHD5 0DA