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Affluence in WF16 9DA

How WF16 9DA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,562 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WF16 9DA is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WF16 9DA 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
  • Children in low-income families2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Living environment3.0
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£41,256
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
15%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.4% of adults in the WF16 9DA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.2% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

WF16 9DAEngland
Employee, full-time31.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.7%11.9%
Self-employed9.4%9.5%
Unemployed3%2.9%
Full-time student6.4%7.9%
Retired24.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.2% of adults in the WF16 9DA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WF16 9DAEngland
Higher managerial & professional12.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.4%19.9%
Intermediate12.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.9%5.3%
Semi-routine11.3%11.3%
Routine13.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.5%8.5%
Full-time students6.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

26.3% of adults in the WF16 9DA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.1% have no qualifications.

WF16 9DAEngland
Degree level or above26.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.8%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.6%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications21.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF16 9DA (Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge) (about 1,562 residents).

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

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