BD19 5LT Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cleckheaton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bradford Road, Cleckheaton: 13 addresses
- Primrose Lane, Cleckheaton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bradford Road, Rawfolds: 1 address
- Green Bank, Cleckheaton: 1 address
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
- Old Oak Inn, 349, Bradford Road, Littletown, Liversedge, WF15 6EW: up to 5 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Land adjacent, Halifax Road, Hightown, Liversedge: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 68 m and 71 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 4.8 km |
| Mirfield 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Royds Park Cleckheaton | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cleckheaton Bus Station | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest St Johns Car Park GeniePoint | 840 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 16.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cleckheaton Group Practice | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Advanced Care Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cleckheaton Health Centre | 790 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Heckmondwike Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Royds Park 4.0 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,090 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643, a registered battlefield, 4.5 km north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spen Valley Bottoms | Valley | 710 m north |
| Fusden Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Lanes Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Smithy Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Battye Cut | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 16 |
11 of the postcode's 16 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bradford Road.