HD1 4PU Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Greenhead. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cleveland Road, Huddersfield: 6 addresses
- Glenside Close, Huddersfield: 1 address
- Marsh Grove Road, Huddersfield: 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 (34% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- ARCHWAY TO GARDEN PATH OF NUMBER 1 ON CORNER OF CLEVELAND ROAD, grade II
- CLEVELAND HOUSE, grade II
- GATEPIERS TO CLEVELAND HOUSE, grade II
- GATEPIERS TO NUMBER 2, grade II
- RETAINING WALL IN FRONT OF NUMBER 1, grade II
- SUNNY BANK, grade II
- WILLOW BANK, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 8 addresses are between 150 m and 152 m above sea level (151 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 | 1.6 km |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Hungerford Road Edgerton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Cambridge Road Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Lidget Street Car Park Lindley GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marsh Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest C W Peach Chemist | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wonder Of Wellness | 310 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 640 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Greenhead Park 13 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,780 m² | 540 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,450 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rose Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m north. 194 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north |
| Banney Royd | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north-west |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m south-east |
| Huddersfield War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Grimscar Roman tilery | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledholt Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| William Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Fixby Ridge | Hill | 2.3 km north |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 8 |
2 of the postcode's 8 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Cleveland Road.