HD2 1DT Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Ashbrow. 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 (92% of about 750 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
- Land North of Flint Street, Fartown, Huddersfield: up to 45 homes, pending decision (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 0 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 14 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 68 m and 70 m above sea level (69 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 | Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Place Fartown | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Cambridge Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Handa & Partner | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Siddique Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fartown Dental Practice | 610 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Fartown Junction News | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,880 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Netherhall barn, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Netherhall barn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Dick Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bradley Gate Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Nab Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
3 of the postcode's 17 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 90% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.