HD1 4DN Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenhead. 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 (57% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Greenhead Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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
- 103, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 104, 106 and 110-116 Trinity Street, grade II
- 105, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 11 AND 13, GREENHEAD ROAD, grade II
- 118, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 120, TRINITY STREET, grade II
- 19, GREENHEAD ROAD, grade II
- 2-14, PORTLAND STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 9, GREENHEAD ROAD, grade II
- 80-86, TRINITY STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 95, 97 and 99 Trinity Street, grade II
- FORMER SCHOOL NORTH OF NUMBER 14, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land north of Trinity Street, Huddersfield: up to 229 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 30, Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2HG: up to 107 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Land south of Cambridge Road, Huddersfield: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- HSBC, 2, Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EG: up to 28 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Pearl House, 10-18, John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 27, Market Place, Huddersfield, HD1 2AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 21, St John's Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Buxton House, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2PJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 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 13 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 79 addresses are between 109 m and 122 m above sea level (114 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 | 1.6 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Greenhead Road Huddersfield Town Centre | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 310 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Street Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Whitehouse Centre | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Directmeds.co.uk | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greenhead Dental Practice LTD | 90 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 480 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 6-10 Cloth Hall Street Halifax | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Greenhead Park 13 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,530 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Huddersfield Infirmary, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-east. 456 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Former Huddersfield Infirmary | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Huddersfield Railway Station | Listed building, Grade I | 380 m east |
| 12-20, St Georges Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m east |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Beaumont Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledholt Wood | Wood | 810 m west |
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Spa Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.1 km south-west |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 26 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 44 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 79 |
73 of the postcode's 79 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.