Meltham Mills has a population of 9,000, making it the 9th largest place in Kirklees.
#9
of 25 in Kirklees
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Kirklees population trends, 2001–2024.
Meltham Mills in context
6 km
east to New Mill, the nearest larger town
202,746
people live within 10 km
#1,347
largest of 6,358 UK places
1,660
food businesses in Kirklees
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Meltham Mills sits in postcode district HD9.
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Population since 2001
Kirklees, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district HD9
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Kirklees
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirfield | 18,800 |
| 2 | Heckmondwike | 18,149 |
| 3 | New Mill | 9,197 |
| 4 | Clayton West | 8,109 |
| 5 | Meltham | 7,836 |
| 6 | Shepley | 5,444 |