HD3 4FZ Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lindley. 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 C (53% of about 660 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 to the north of New Hey Road, Salendine Nook, Huddersfield: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Oakmead, 1C, Lidget Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3JB: up to 14 homes, pending decision (930 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 4 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 46 addresses are between 208 m and 214 m above sea level (211 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 | Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Hayfield Avenue Oakes | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Lidget Street Car Park Lindley GeniePoint | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nook Surgery | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicare Chemists | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pennine Dental | 830 m |
| Hospital | Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | 1.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest BP | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,200 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,760 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 47 and 49, Quarmby Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-east. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 47 and 49, Quarmby Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-east |
| 59, Quarmby Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Dod Lea House | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m west |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| William Wood | Wood | 880 m east |
| Compensation Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Laund Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Longwood Reservoirs | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Milking Clough | Valley | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 46 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 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 | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.