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Affluence in HD5 9SN

How HD5 9SN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dalton Long Lane
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,456 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HD5 9SN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HD5 9SN area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Crime2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£43,269
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
21%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

52.9% of adults in the HD5 9SN area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.6% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

HD5 9SNEngland
Employee, full-time32.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.4%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed3%2.9%
Full-time student6.7%7.9%
Retired23.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.4%4.1%
Other3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25% of adults in the HD5 9SN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

HD5 9SNEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.6%19.9%
Intermediate9.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.3%5.3%
Semi-routine13.8%11.3%
Routine18%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.7%8.5%
Full-time students6.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.2% of adults in the HD5 9SN area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 25.9% have no qualifications.

HD5 9SNEngland
Degree level or above23.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship8.1%5.3%
Other qualifications2.1%2.8%
No qualifications25.9%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD5 9SN (Dalton Long Lane) (about 1,456 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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