HD2 1FN Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 E (29% of about 520 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: yes, Kirklees.
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 13 addresses are between 52 m and 104 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Mirfield 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Wakefield Road Old Mill Cooper Bridge | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station F | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rydings Hall Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicare Chemists | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Bradley Service Station Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,650 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 80 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Bradley Park 6.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,070 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park, a scheduled monument, 470 m east. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park | Scheduled monument | 470 m east |
| Kirklees Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 630 m north-east |
| Kirklees Hall Mansion and Attached Stables | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north |
| Double Aisled Barn to North West of Kirklees Priory Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m north-east |
| Kirklees Priory Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-east |
| Home Farm Building Number 9 Malthouse | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m north-east |
| Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery | Scheduled monument | 770 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Island Woodland | Wood | 300 m north-west |
| Nun Bank Wood | Wood | 350 m north-east |
| Kirklees Cut | Lake or reservoir | 400 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 460 m east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 600 m south-west |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 13 |
7 of the postcode's 13 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.