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This town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 17,519.
With a C+ overall, Liversedge sits #66 of 91 in West Yorkshire. It comes out better than 37% of UK towns. Where it falls short is safety — 41.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 16.8 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 24%. Housing is within reach: homes sell for a median £192,750, about 4 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Liversedge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Liversedge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 28 buildings inside Liversedge’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1904.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liversedge.
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 1,319 offences in Liversedge and 175 cases of nuisance behaviour. Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Liversedge has more crime per resident than just over three quarters of them. Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Below are three of its 8 schools, each with why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 7 primary schools: 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 10 secondary schools within 3 km averages 46.2, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norristhorpe Junior and Infant SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 417 | A− |
| Spen Valley High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 958 | D |
| Roberttown CofE Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | – | A |
Owners make up 65% of households, above both West Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). Behind the median of £192,750: 660 standard sales inside Liversedge’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £782 a month across the Kirklees council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 143 |
| Semi-detached | £202,000 | 249 |
| Terraced | £155,000 | 242 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 80% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, above both West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). In addition, 6% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2021 | Liversedge | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.9 jobs in Liversedge for each resident in work. 12% of commuters who live in Liversedge also work there. Also worth knowing: at the census, 14% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below West Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. A household here earns £47K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. One scheduled monument lies in Liversedge. 19% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) yet higher than England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Ages in Liversedge split evenly at 42.8: half are older, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). 20% of residents are 65 or over.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Liversedge | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Liversedge. Best known first.
Historic houseRed House Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseOakwell Hall2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooPonderosa Zoo900 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBagshaw Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt gallerySmith Art Gallery3.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
28 listed buildings in Liversedge.
Old Hall Farmhouse: Photo: Hudds64 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walton Cross 100 Yards North of Walton Cross Farmhouse: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christ Church: Photo: Tim Green · CC BY 2.0 · Albion Inn: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Liversedge.
Will Hatfield: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liversedge | 17,519 | — | C+ | A | D | C− |
| Cleckheaton | 11,607 | 1.3 | C | A | D− | C− |
| Heckmondwike | 13,368 | 1.4 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Mirfield | 19,614 | 2.1 | B− | B+ | C | C+ |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 13,948 | 2.3 | B | A− | C | C+ |
| Scholes (near Cleckheaton) | 2,896 | 2.3 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Batley | 44,494 | 2.5 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Oakenshaw | 1,571 | 3.1 | — | A− | D | C− |
Oakenshaw has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £192,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £115,000, terraced houses £155,000, semi-detached houses £202,000 and detached houses £350,000.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Liversedge is a built-up area of 17,519 people, in the Kirklees council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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