HD7 5BN Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colne Valley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Radcliffe Road, Slaithwaite: 36 addresses
- Carr Lane, Slaithwaite: 4 addresses
- New North Road, Slaithwaite: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Radcliffe Road, Slaithwaite: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Radcliffe Road, Slaithwaite: 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 (62% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 307, RADCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
- 309 AND 311, RADCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
- 313, RADCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
- 315 AND 317, RADCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Slaithwaite Methodist Church, Station Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5AW: up to 7 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Land between, 30 & 60, Commercial Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5JZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 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 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 43 addresses are between 144 m and 149 m above sea level (146 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m |
| Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest James Street Slaithwaite | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 6.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest New Street, Slaithwaite GeniePoint | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slaithwaite Health Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | S J Webster And Associates | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Slaithwaite, Slaithwaite Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 720 m² | 930 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,500 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Private Allotments 2.3 ha | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wood End Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m north-west. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wood End Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| Linthwaite Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodall Ing Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 400 m west |
| Meal Hill | Hill | 620 m west |
| Rock Wood | Wood | 750 m north-west |
| Howgate Wood | Wood | 930 m south-west |
| Kitchen Clough | Valley | 950 m south |
| Slaithwaite Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 42 |
42 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Radcliffe Road.