HD1 5AE Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced September 2018. Ward: Greenhead. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- St Johns Road, Huddersfield: 64 addresses
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 (68% of about 1,060 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
- 35, St John's Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5DX: up to 21 homes, pending decision (80 m)
- Land south of Cambridge Road, Huddersfield: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 21, St John's Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Land north of Trinity Street, Huddersfield: up to 229 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Pearl House, 10-18, John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Crown House, 12, Southgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1DE: up to 198 homes (830 m)
- Land North of Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield: up to 45 homes, pending decision (840 m)
- 27, Market Place, Huddersfield, HD1 2AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 64 addresses are between 85 m and 88 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 640 m |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest St John's Crescent Birkby | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 870 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cambridge Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Retail Park, Castlemore | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Croft Medical Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Live Well Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Birkby Newsagents Cashzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Greenhead Park 13 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 403 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Wholesale Market For Fruit and Vegetables | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south-east |
| Huddersfield Railway Station | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south |
| The George Hotel including stone-flagged area and surrounding walls and railings to the south and west | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Grimscar Roman tilery | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Gledholt Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Cowcliffe Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
| Fixby Ridge | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 55 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 64 |
58 of the postcode's 64 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on St Johns Road.