Crescent Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2TF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD2 2TF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	49.6%	1.3%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	51.7%	50.4%	-1.3%	49.0%	1.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.2%	33.1%	-6.1%	37.9%	-4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	44.6%	1.2%	44.2%	0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.6%	3%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	6.1%	11.9%	5.8%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	7.1%	7.4%	0.3%	6.1%	1.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.3%	47.2%	2.9%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	29.3%	35.8%	6.5%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	16.3%	11.3%	-5.0%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	8.9%	4.6%	-4.3%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around HD2 2TF this area, 33.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.3%	33.1%	-0.2%	18.2%	14.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	11.2%	-1.1%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.8%	12.6%	5.8%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	9.3%	-3.3%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	17.2%	24.9%	7.7%	33.8%	-8.9%
Other	14.2%	4.8%	-9.4%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	55.2%	60.8%	5.6%	2.7%	58.1%
Other Asian	4.9%	2.3%	-2.6%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	28.6%	22.2%	-6.4%	81.4%	-59.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.6%	58.8%	-0.8%	83.2%	-24.4%
European Union	4.9%	9%	4.1%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	31%	27.1%	-3.9%	5.6%	21.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	59.1%	-0.5%	83.2%	-24.1%
10+ Years	2.5%	24.2%	21.7%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	5.9%	5.1%	-0.8%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	10.3%	4.4%	-5.9%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	7.2%	-14.5%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.9%	37.2%	-25.3%
Christian	15.8%	46.2%	-30.4%
Muslim	62.5%	6.5%	56.0%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Crescent Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Crescent Road was 58.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.6% lower than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Crescent Road has the 26th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in HD2 2TF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Crescent Road are based on 75 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kirklees.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Crescent Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2TF

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 2TF

Average Price
£103,158

Semi-Detached
£141,517

Terraced
£102,488

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£75,517

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Crescent Road

Average Price
£188,097

Semi-Detached
£277,642

Terraced
£141,562

Detached
£490,316

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,145

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Crescent Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Crescent Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2025-05-02	£153,267
26 Crescent Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£45,000	2023-12-01	£48,799
36 Crescent Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2023-01-13	£64,740
13 Crescent Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2020-09-17	£67,353
36 Crescent Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£55,000	2020-04-09	£77,983

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 2TF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 2TF area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	57
Looking after home or family	46
Retired	31
Other	25
Self-Employed	25
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Manufacturing	19
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkby Infant and Nursery School Blacker Road , Birkby HD1 5HQ	4out of 4	431 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	493 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy George Avenue , Birkby HD2 2BJ	- not rated	876 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	- not rated	912 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Fixby Junior and Infant School Lightridge Road , Fixby HD2 2HB	3out of 4	1,638 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	1,733 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	2,400 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	2,604 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	3,393 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moor End Academy Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA	4out of 4	3,953 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenhead College Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES	- not rated	1,574 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,251 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	3,527 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royds Hall, A Share Academy Luck Lane , Paddock HD3 4HA	1out of 4	2,667 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mount School 3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP	- not rated	1,048 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	1,553 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	2,170 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	2,229 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodley School and College Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE	3out of 4	2,986 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Multans Street Food	2 Blacker Road, Birkby	118 yd
Jus Chicken	31 Blacker Road, Birkby	138 yd
Vajrapnai KMC	Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre, Wheathouse Terrace	225 yd
Sher I Akbar	80 Blacker Road, Birkby	305 yd
Kellys Cafe	60C St John's Road, Birkby	365 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lamb Inn	115 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	298 yd
Magic Rock Tap Room and Brewery	Magic Rock Tap Room, Willow Park Business Centre	404 yd
Railway Inn	270-272 Bradford Road, Fartown	592 yd
The Spink's Nest	178 Blacker Road, Birkby	606 yd
Harp Inn	305 Bradford Road, Fartown	619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Sanams Ltd	3 Crescent Road, Birkby	47 yd
The Belgian Waffle Company	33 Blacker Road, Birkby	112 yd
Sajan Sweet Centre And Takeaway	24-26 Blacker Road, Birkby	118 yd
Salam Fried Chicken	35 Blacker Road, Birkby	138 yd
Kobeda Hut	23 Blacker Road, Birkby	138 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi Unit 4, Huddersfield Retail Park	693 yd
Food Warehouse	Unit 4, Great Northern Retail Park	1,070 yd
Poundland	Poundland Unit 2a, Great Northern Retail Park	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	436 yd
The Gym (Huddersfield) THE RINGWAY CENTRE THE RINGWAY CENTRE BECK ROAD	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club ELMFIELD ROAD	tennis courts	662 yd
Greenhead College Sports Field CLARE HILL	grass pitches	793 yd
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club CEMETERY ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	832 yd
Fartown Village Hall Ballroyd Road		936 yd
St Patrick'S Catholic Primary School GEORGE AVENUE	grass pitches	968 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.