HD2 1RY 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 A (80% of about 710 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 (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 33 addresses are between 110 m and 118 m above sea level (114 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 | 1.5 km |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Bradley Road Alandale Rd | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station F | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodhouse Hill Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicare Chemists | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 960 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Bradley Park 6.1 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 540 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km north-east. 6 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 | 1.5 km north-east |
| Kirklees Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-east |
| Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Screamer Wood | Wood | 280 m south-west |
| Dyson Wood | Wood | 450 m south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 580 m north-east |
| Bradley Gate Wood | Wood | 760 m south |
| Kirklees Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 33 |
12 of the postcode's 33 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 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 | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.