Denby Dale
Strong on schools
Denby Dale at a glance
- House prices
- £275,000
- Middle44th percentile
- Schools
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 41st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 50.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle67th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle39th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Denby Dale a good place to live?
Denby Dale may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Kirklees below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
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Crime rate in Denby Dale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 50.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 67th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Denby Dale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £275,000
- Percentile
- 44th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 211 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Denby Dale
Schools
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Denby Dale
Flood risk
3.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.5% of the area. That is the 39th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Denby Dale
Transport
41st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Denby Dale a good place to live?
Denby Dale may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Denby Dale safe?
Denby Dale ranks in the 67th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Denby Dale?
The median sale price was £275,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 44th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Denby Dale?
Schools rank in the 85th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Denby Dale?
Nearby public profiles include Holme Valley South in Kirklees and Kirkburton in Kirklees.
