HD1 1LS Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dalton. 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 (68% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Huddersfield Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 28.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 12-20, ST GEORGES SQUARE, grade II*
- 2-6, RAILWAY STREET, grade II*
- 7, ST GEORGES SQUARE, grade II*
- 8 AND 10, RAILWAY STREET, grade II*
- Britannia Buildings, grade II*
- Estate Buildings, grade II*
- Lion Buildings, grade II*
- 1 AND 3, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 1 AND 3, ST GEORGES STREET, grade II
- 1 to 9 (odd) John William Street, grade II
- 11-15 John William Street, grade II
- 12 STATION STREET BUILDINGS, grade II
- 13-21, RAILWAY STREET, grade II
- 15 Station Street, including gates to the south, grade II
- 17 to 37 John William Street, grade II
- 2, BROOKS YARD, grade II
- 22-34, JOHN WILLIAM STREET, grade II
- 28-32, WESTGATE, grade II
- 3-7 Station Street, grade II
- 34-42, WESTGATE, grade II
- 4 AND 6, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 5 AND 7, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 5-9, CHANCERY LANE, grade II
- Byram Arcade, grade II
- Gates and railings to alley between Station Street Buildings and rear of Byram Arcade Westgate, grade II
- MARKET CROSS, grade II
- THE WAREHOUSE BETWEEN NUMBERS 2 AND 4, grade II
- WESTGATE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Pearl House, 10-18, John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- HSBC, 2, Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EG: up to 28 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 27, Market Place, Huddersfield, HD1 2AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 1st floor, The Packhorse Centre, 19-31 King Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2RT: up to 10 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 30, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HG: up to 107 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 61-65, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Prudential House, 69, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Crown House, 12, Southgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1DE: up to 198 homes (350 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 19 addresses are between 87 m and 90 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 140 m |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest St George's Square Huddersfield Town Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 210 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Street Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Whitehouse Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Buildings | 80 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 430 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 6-10 Cloth Hall Street Halifax | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Gardens 5,050 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Greenhead Park 13 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,130 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Estate Buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 456 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 18 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Estate Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 7, St Georges Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north |
| 8 and 10, Railway Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m west |
| 2-6, Railway Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 550 m east |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 650 m south-east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-east |
| Gledholt Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Ashing Hirst Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-east |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 19 |
16 of the postcode's 19 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.