HD1 3DA Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Netherton & Newsome. 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 (65% of about 1,810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- Block alongside Firth Street at Commercial Mills, grade II
- CALDER AND HEBBLE NAVIGATION BRIDGE TAKING QUEEN STREET SOUTH HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL BRIDGE TAKING QUEEN STREET SOUTH, grade II
- CALDER AND HEBBLE NAVIGATION LOCK NUMBER 2 HUDDERSFIELD NARROW CANAL LOCK NUMBER 2, grade II
- NORTH EASTERN BLOCK OF COLNE ROAD MILLS (ALONGSIDE QUEEN STREET SOUTH), grade II
- PRIESTROYD MILLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14, Firth Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Chutney Mahal, Folly Hall, Huddersfield, HD1 3PA: up to 32 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- First and Second Floors, Shopping Precinct, New Street and Albion Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TR: up to 18 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Buxton House, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2PJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Prudential House, 69, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 61-65, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 30, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HG: up to 107 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- 1st floor, The Packhorse Centre, 19-31 King Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2RT: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 36 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 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 35 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 70 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Firth Street Primrose Hill | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 720 m |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 850 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Oldgate Car Park GeniePoint | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Health Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Huddersfield Police Station | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Top News | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,670 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Principal Mill Building at Folly Hall Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m west. 270 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Mill Building at Folly Hall Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m west |
| Arts Centre Including Dwarf Wall Enclosing Queens Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north |
| Canal Warehouse at Aspley Basin | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-west |
| Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Beaumont Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashing Hirst Plantation | Wood | 510 m south-east |
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 590 m north-east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 690 m north-east |
| Squirrel Ditch Plantation | Wood | 730 m south-east |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 38 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 40 |
39 of the postcode's 40 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 28% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.