BD19 3SH Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cleckheaton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Kirklees in 2026-27: Band D £2,441 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,899 | £2,170 | £2,441 | £2,984 | £3,526 | £4,068 | £4,882 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (43% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Brook House Mill, Balme Road, Cleckheaton: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 71 m and 76 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Howard Park School Cleckheaton | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest St Johns Car Park GeniePoint | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cleckheaton Group Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kirklees Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 57 Bradford Road (Dental Practice) | 480 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Heckmondwike Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest King Edward VII Memorial Park 7,440 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,090 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Providence Place United Reformed Church, gate piers and gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-west |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spen Valley Bottoms | Valley | 140 m north |
| Fusden Wood | Wood | 680 m north |
| Lanes Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hunsworth Little Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Kirklees Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 15 |
10 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.