Outlane’s story
34 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Outlane’s built-up area.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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OutlaneWest Yorkshire
The village, home to 1,172 people, lies in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. 46% of households own their home outright.
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Photo: Mark Mercer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,172
Census 2021 · Kirklees council
Median home
£222K
48 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.6
23% are 65+ · West Yorkshire 17%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Outlane a good place to live?
Homes are affordable: the median home sold for £221,500, 4.6 years of area income. Jobs & income is another plus: households earn a mean £55,141 a year, and 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is walkability — 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Outlane is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Outlane stand out
The 3 things Outlane does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
48% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
46% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Outlane grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Outlane is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Outlane is graded subject by subject only.
WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedA−Open →Cost of livingRent £771 a monthA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 70% of towns in England; secondary results beat 84% of towns in EnglandA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 79.9 for men, 84.1 for womenB−Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleAOpen →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 22% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Outlane.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
The car carries 93% of commuters in Outlane, more than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 33% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. At the census, 35% of workers worked mainly from home.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus1%
Train1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Outlane keeps more of its old housing than West Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 48% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Outlane has 290 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Grade II covers all 34 listed buildings that Historic England records here.
34listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II34
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
290
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
Most households in Outlane own their home: 83%, more than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns
16% rent privately, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Council and housing-body homes hold 1% of households. The median sale, £221,500, comes from 48 standard sales inside Outlane’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£222Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Outlane£222K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £337,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £241,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £187,500 | 25 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£771
average private rent a month, Kirklees council area
£2,431
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Outlane than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.2% of residents
86% of Outlane’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). Disability touches 14% of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Outlane: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away.
86%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Outlane | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Outlane: 19.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under West Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
There were 3.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both West Yorkshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 36 offences in Outlane and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences.
19.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 31% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Public order7
Damage & arson5
Burglary5
Other theft3
Vehicle crime3
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social2
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.
19.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
36
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Outlane, fewer than in West Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The age that splits Outlane in two is 48.6. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
48.6median age
OutlaneWest YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Outlane | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Colne Valley Museum and 2 more in and around Outlane
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Outlane. Best known first.
MuseumColne Valley Museum2 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleShaw Castle1 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenThe Jungle Experience4.6 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Colne Valley Museum: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Outlane
14pages on Outlane
The big questions
SafetyB−19.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £222K · rent £771 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street New Hey RoadSchoolsA−HealthB−Life expectancy 79.9 (men), 84.1 (women)Work & commuteA−51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Outlane’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Holywell Green and StainlandLinthwaite and SlaithwaiteEllandRippondenHuddersfieldSowerby BridgeNetherton (Kirklees)Outlane
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlane | 1,172 | — | — | A− | B− | B− |
| Holywell Green and Stainland | 2,799 | 1.2 | B+ | A− | C | C |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 9,242 | 2.4 | B | A− | C− | C |
| Elland | 15,788 | 2.5 | B | A | D | C− |
| Ripponden | 4,775 | 3 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Huddersfield | 141,683 | 3.5 | C | A | D | D |
| Sowerby Bridge | 4,483 | 3.9 | C+ | A | D− | C− |
| Netherton (Kirklees) | 3,151 | 4 | B− | B+ | C+ | C+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Outlane
How many listed buildings are there in Outlane?
That is 11.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Are schools in Outlane good?
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 84% of towns in England. Primary results beat 70%. Places are handled by Kirklees council.
Is Outlane expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £221,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £187,500, semi-detached houses £241,000 and detached houses £337,000.
About Outlane
Village in West Yorkshire, England
Outlane is a built-up area of 1,172 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
- Population
- 1,172 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Kirklees (mostly)
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001006
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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