Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Golcar at a glance
- House prices
- £174,500
- Lower prices12th percentile
- Schools
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 52nd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 81.7 per 1,000 residents
- Middle36th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle38th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Golcar a good place to live?
Golcar may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Kirklees below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Golcar
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 81.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; 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 Golcar
House prices
- Median sale price
- £174,500
- Percentile
- 12th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 202 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 Golcar
Schools
25th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Golcar
Flood risk
3.2% 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 1.4% of the area. That is the 38th 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 Golcar
Transport
52nd 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 Golcar a good place to live?
Golcar may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Golcar safe?
Golcar ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Golcar?
The median sale price was £174,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 12th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Golcar?
Schools rank in the 25th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Golcar?
Nearby public profiles include Dewsbury East in Kirklees and Crosland Moor and Netherton in Kirklees.
