HD5 9AB Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dalton. 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 (90% of about 1,490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, SILVER STREET, grade II
- 10, KINGS MILL LANE, grade II
- 111, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
- 2, SILVER STREET, grade II
- 2A, SILVER STREET, grade II
- 87 AND 89, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
- 91, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
- 93, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
- 95, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
- 97, WAKEFIELD ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Crown House, 12, Southgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1DE: up to 198 homes (730 m)
- 1st floor, The Packhorse Centre, 19-31 King Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2RT: up to 10 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 14, Firth Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 61-65, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 25 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 27, Market Place, Huddersfield, HD1 2AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Prudential House, 69, New Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2BQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- HSBC, 2, Cloth Hall Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EG: up to 28 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Pearl House, 10-18, John William Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1BA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 41 addresses are between 66 m and 67 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 86%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Carr Pit Road Aspley | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Trinity Street Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Oldgate Car Park GeniePoint | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Health Centre | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aspley Dental | 100 m |
| Hospital | The Huddersfield Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Huddersfield Police Station | 930 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Top News | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,670 m² | 700 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Canal Warehouse at Aspley Basin, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m west. 245 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canal Warehouse at Aspley Basin | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m west |
| Turn Bridge, Quay Street | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-west |
| Arts Centre Including Dwarf Wall Enclosing Queens Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north-west |
| Lion Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north-west |
| Netherhall barn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Greenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aspley Basin | Lake or reservoir | 260 m north-west |
| Huddersfield Basin | Lake or reservoir | 310 m west |
| Martin Bank Wood | Wood | 540 m south-east |
| Ashing Hirst Plantation | Wood | 810 m south |
| Longley Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Dry Clough | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 19 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 41 |
41 of the postcode's 41 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.