Cleckheaton sits in the eastern part of the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, occupying a compact market-town centre in the heart of the old Spen Valley. It grew rapidly in the 19th century on the back of the woollen textile trade, and you still see Victorian civic buildings, former mill units and a compact high street that hints at that industrial past alongside pockets of greener, semi-rural land.
Today the area combines local retail and light manufacturing with a significant number of residents who commute to nearby centres such as Bradford and Huddersfield, being within easy reach of the M62 corridor. Community life is steady and local - sports clubs, churches, and annual events give the place a social focus, while converted mills and ongoing regeneration work reflect a mix of historic character and modest modern change.
Postcode districts covering Cleckheaton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 8.8 miles
- Bradford 4.3 miles
- Oldham 20.2 miles
- Burnley 21.7 miles
- Huddersfield 6.2 miles
- Wakefield 9.6 miles
- Rochdale 20 miles
- Harrogate 19.5 miles
- Halifax 6.1 miles
- Barnsley 15.9 miles
- Castleford 15.6 miles
- Morley 5.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cleckheaton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Oakenshaw Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Liversedge and Gomersal Ward 1.7 miles
- Wyke Ward 1.7 miles
- Liversedge Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.1 miles
- Norwood Green Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward 2.7 miles
- Heckmondwike Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Moor Top Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cleckheaton
BD19 3RB, BD19 4DS, BD19 4DJ, BD19 4BH, BD19 3HZ, BD19 6DA, BD19 3UH, BD12 7EN, BD19 5JQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.7 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.2 miles
- Brighouse Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Bradford Interchange 4.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.9 miles
Hotels near Cleckheaton Ad
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Manor House Lindley 5 6.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 2.6 miles
- Cedar Court Bradford 4 2.9 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 4 5 miles
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 7.9 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 6 miles
- The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 6.2 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Cleckheaton
- Hightown Primary School Primary
- Scholes Village Primary School Primary
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Secondary
- Whitechapel C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.5 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 4.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 4.5 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 5.2 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.1 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 8.4 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.7 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 8.9 miles