HD1 2BB Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. 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 (90% of about 1,490 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: 32.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, UNION BANK YARD, grade II
- 1-11, NEW STREET, grade II
- 13 New Street, grade II
- 13, KING STREET, grade II
- 14, VICTORIA LANE, grade II
- 15 15A AND 17, KING STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 16A, VICTORIA LANE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 23, CROSS CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 25, CROSS CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 27, CROSS CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 28, NEW STREET, grade II
- 29-35, NEW STREET, grade II
- 29, CROSS CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 3, UNION BANK YARD, grade II
- 31, CROSS CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 34, NEW STREET, grade II
- 36, NEW STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 6, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 4, KING STREET, grade II
- 40, NEW STREET, grade II
- 42-48, NEW STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 7, KING STREET, grade II
- 52, NEW STREET, grade II
- 56, NEW STREET, grade II
- 58A, NEW STREET, grade II
- 61, NEW STREET, grade II
- 71, NEW STREET, grade II
- 9-15, CLOTH HALL STREET, grade II
- BURNS TAVERN, grade II
- COMMERCIAL HOTEL, grade II
And 2 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 61-65, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Prudential House, 69, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 1st floor, The Packhorse Centre, 19-31 King Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2RT: up to 10 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- HSBC, 2, Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EG: up to 28 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 27, Market Place, Huddersfield, HD1 2AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 30, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HG: up to 107 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Buxton House, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2PJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Pearl House, 10-18, John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (230 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 87 m and 99 m above sea level (89 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 | Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 35 stops within 400 m, 71 within 800 m; nearest Queen Street Huddersfield Town Centre | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 300 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Street Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Oldgate Car Park GeniePoint | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Health Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Courtyard | 160 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Huddersfield Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Gardens 5,050 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Greenhead Park 13 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 670 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,280 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Arts Centre Including Dwarf Wall Enclosing Queens Square, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m east. 410 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Centre Including Dwarf Wall Enclosing Queens Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m east |
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north |
| 2-6, Railway Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Estate Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 540 m north-east |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km west |
| Beaumont Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 460 m east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 520 m east |
| Ashing Hirst Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Martin Bank Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-east |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 82% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 24% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.