Affluence in WF15 8DF
How WF15 8DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Hartshead Moor
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
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How well off WF15 8DF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WF15 8DF area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment5.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Income8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Employment9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60.8% of adults in the WF15 8DF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.4% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.3% of adults in the WF15 8DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.1% of adults in the WF15 8DF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF15 8DF (Hightown & Hartshead Moor) (about 1,650 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.