8,556
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
127 · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£174,500
Median property price
517
Postcodes
Overview of Heckmondwike
Coordinates53.7087, -1.6736
Postcodes
517
Population (Census)
21,448
Households (Census)
8,556
Recorded crime · May '26
127 · 5.9 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Heckmondwike
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.48 (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 3.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Heckmondwike
Property sales · Heckmondwike
HM Land Registry · Heckmondwike
Average price
£191,530
YoY: +3.4%
Median price: £176,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £231,875
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£232k£187k£142k
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 Heckmondwike
Crime trends · Heckmondwike
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
645035
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
39
YoY -26%
ASB
28163
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY -42%
Vehicle Crime
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +67%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +350%
Criminal damage
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -25%
Demographics in Heckmondwike
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.0%
Pakistani23.7%
Indian2.8%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian37.8%
No religion29.4%
Muslim26.3%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6418.6%
25–3413.8%
65–749.0%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
All members 66+8.3%
+ 7 other households · 35.2%
Schools in Heckmondwike
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Fairfield School
Kirklees · WF17 8AS
Good
0.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Kirklees · WF16 0AH
Good
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary Academy
Kirklees · WF16 9EA
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
Kirklees · WF15 6HU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School
Kirklees · WF15 7AW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
Kirklees · WF16 9BB
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
Kirklees · WF16 0AN
Inadequate
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Brian Jackson College
Kirklees · WF16 0AD
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18
Heckmondwike Primary School
Kirklees · WF16 0AN
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Heckmondwike
Postcodes in Heckmondwike
WF13 4BGWF13 4BTWF13 4BXWF13 4BYWF13 4PPWF13 4PQWF13 4PRWF13 4PSWF13 4PWWF13 4QFWF13 4QZWF13 4SGWF15 6AAWF15 6ARWF15 6AUWF15 6AXWF15 6AYWF15 6BAWF15 6BBWF15 6BDWF15 6BEWF15 6BGWF15 6BHWF15 6BJWF15 6BLWF15 6BSWF15 6BTWF15 6BUWF15 6HUWF15 6HXWF15 6JGWF15 6RAWF15 7AAWF15 7ABWF15 7ADWF15 7AEWF15 7AFWF15 7AGWF15 7AHWF15 7AJWF15 7ALWF15 7ANWF15 7APWF15 7AQWF15 7ARWF15 7ASWF15 7ATWF15 7AUWF15 7AWWF15 7AXWF15 7AYWF15 7AZWF15 7BAWF15 7BBWF15 7BDWF15 7BEWF15 7BGWF15 7BHWF15 7BJWF15 7BLWF15 7BNWF15 7BPWF15 7BQWF15 7BTWF15 7BUWF15 7BWWF15 7BXWF15 7DAWF15 7DBWF15 7DDWF15 7DEWF15 7DFWF15 7DGWF15 7DHWF15 7DJWF15 7DLWF15 7DNWF15 7DPWF15 7DQWF15 7DRWF15 7DSWF15 7DTWF15 7DUWF15 7DWWF15 7DXWF15 7DYWF15 7DZWF15 7EAWF15 7EBWF15 7EDWF15 7EEWF15 7EFWF15 7EGWF15 7EHWF15 7EJWF15 7ELWF15 7ENWF15 7EQWF15 7EWWF15 7FBWF15 7FDWF15 7FHWF15 7HHWF15 7HNWF15 7HPWF15 7HQWF15 7HRWF15 7HSWF15 7HTWF15 7HUWF15 7HWWF15 7HXWF15 7HYWF15 7HZWF15 7JAWF15 7JBWF15 7JDWF15 7JEWF15 7JFWF15 7JG