Property market | £199,888 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (14.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 66.2mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 73.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 26.3% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 362 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 91 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Dewsbury level) | |
Community | Median age is 39.7 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Kirklees) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (11 mins) - York (37 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) | |
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£199,888 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (14.6 miles) | |
66.2mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 39.7 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 362 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 91 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Dewsbury level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Kirklees) | |
- Leeds (11 mins) - York (37 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) | |
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Whitley Lower has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Whitley Lower has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £329,846, which is up 3.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £199,888 (up 1.5% on last year) , a terraced house £153,496 (up 0.2% on last year) and a flat £114,039. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £515 per month. Property prices in Whitley Lower are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Whitley Lower, prices have risen slightly slower than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Kirklees level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Whitley Lower, or click here to browse the longer list of Whitley Lower property transactions from 2023.
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Whitley Lower has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Ravenshall School (Special school) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Ravensthorpe Road, Dewsbury. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Grange Moor Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
Ravenshall School | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | No |
Diamond Wood Community Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Castle Hall Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Rida Boys High School | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Ravenshall School Save school | Primary & Secondary Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (2/13/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury | |
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/17/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Mirfield | |
Diamond Wood Community Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (4/4/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury | |
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/1/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury | |
Rida Boys High School Save school | Secondary school Other independent school - Boys | 3: Requires Improvement (12/03/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | ||
Grange Moor Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (5/18/2022) | 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield |
Castle Hall Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (11/17/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Mirfield |
School | Type |
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Ravenshall School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (2/13/2019) |
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/17/2021) |
Diamond Wood Community Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/4/2019) |
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/1/2012) |
Rida Boys High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (12/03/2020) |
Grange Moor Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (5/18/2022) 20 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Castle Hall Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (11/17/2016) |
Station | Distance from Whitley Lower | Commute options |
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Mirfield A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (28 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (56 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (170 mins - Grand Central) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 178 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details |
Ravensthorpe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (26 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (52 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Dewsbury A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (15 mins - TransPennine Express - £104 monthly fare) View details - York (42 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 143 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 168 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Deighton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (34 mins - TransPennine Express - £119 monthly fare) View details - York (60 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 62 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 163 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Denby Dale A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 64 mins - TransPennine Express - £134 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 87 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 90 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 138 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Low Moor A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +16% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Leeds (33 mins - Northern Trains - £111 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 66 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 82 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 162 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Kirklees) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Kirklees residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 73.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 19.4% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 3.1% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.5% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Dewsbury consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.1% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.3% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 11.0% | 362 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.3% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.3% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 10.8% | |
Routine occupations | 14.1% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 11.5% | 91 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 7.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). Whitley Lower is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 66.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Dewsbury level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 66.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 96.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Kirklees level:
Type | Kirklees | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 108 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 16 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 48 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Whitley Lower.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | River Calder | River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Whitley Lower, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Whitley Lower, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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