HD1 4BP Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crosland Moor. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield: 75 addresses
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Folly Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Folly Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Folly Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Folly Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Folly Hall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Thornton Lodge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Thornton Lodge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spring Grove Street, Thornton Lodge: 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 (83% of about 1,330 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
- 30, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HG: up to 107 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- First and Second Floors, Shopping Precinct, New Street and Albion Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TR: up to 18 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Buxton House, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2PJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Prudential House, 69, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 61-65, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Chutney Mahal, Folly Hall, Huddersfield, HD1 3PA: up to 32 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- HSBC, 2, Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EG: up to 28 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Land north of Trinity Street, Huddersfield: up to 229 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 87 addresses are between 105 m and 112 m above sea level (109 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 | 650 m |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 79 within 800 m; nearest Spring Grove Street Huddersfield Town Centre | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 250 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Street Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Whitehouse Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Princess Royal Health Centre | 330 m |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 210 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cheltenham & Gloucester | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,670 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Greenhead Park 13 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-west. 427 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Principal Mill Building at Folly Hall Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| 2-6, Railway Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| Former Huddersfield Infirmary | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m north-west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Beaumont Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledholt Wood | Wood | 900 m west |
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 930 m east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Spa Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 1.8 km south-west |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 87 |
33 of the postcode's 87 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Spring Grove Street.