HD5 8PH Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Almondbury. 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 740 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
- The Co Operative Food, 19, Northgate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8RX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 150 addresses are between 99 m and 121 m above sea level (112 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 | Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Fernside Close Almondbury | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 3.1 km |
| EV charging points | Oldgate Car Park GeniePoint | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Waterloo Practice | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Waterloo Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smiles In Tandem | 330 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Huddersfield Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Greenside News, Dalton Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Fernside Park 3.3 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thorpe Farm Barn, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Farm Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| 42-46, Townend | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Netherhall barn | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Wood | Wood | 650 m north |
| Cuckoo Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Cold Royd Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Penny Spring Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Covey Clough | Valley | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 140 | 150 |
10 of the postcode's 150 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 22% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.