HD2 1QF Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashbrow. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Leeds Road, Huddersfield: 34 addresses
- Tithe House Way, Huddersfield: 1 address
- Bradley Road, Huddersfield: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Leeds Road, Bradley: 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 (29% of about 680 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 South of, St Thomas Gardens, Bradley: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 37 addresses are between 99 m and 111 m above sea level (105 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 | 1.6 km |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Mirfield 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Park Hill Bradley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station F | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodhouse Hill Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicare Chemists | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 830 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Bradley Service Station Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 960 m² | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bradley Park 6.1 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 590 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Kirklees Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 420 m north |
| Screamer Wood | Wood | 580 m south-west |
| Dyson Wood | Wood | 590 m south-west |
| Bradley Colliery Wood | Wood | 810 m south |
| Cooper Bridge Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 37 |
31 of the postcode's 37 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Leeds Road.