HD7 5FG Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced November 2020. Ward: Colne Valley West. 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 (64% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- LINTHWAITE HALL, grade II*
- 13, LINFIT FOLD, grade II
- LINTHWAITE HALL BARN IMMEDIATELY TO EAST OF LINTHWAITE HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land between, 30 & 60, Commercial Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5JZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Slaithwaite Methodist Church, Station Road, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5AW: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 297 m above sea level.
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 | Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Spring Grove Slaithwaite | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest New Street, Slaithwaite GeniePoint | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slaithwaite Health Centre | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | S J Webster And Associates | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Slaithwaite, Slaithwaite Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Linthwaite Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 60 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Linthwaite Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Clough | Valley | 500 m south-west |
| Bethany Wood | Wood | 750 m south-east |
| Woodall Ing Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-west |
| Howgate Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Mary's Rest Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Meal Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 3 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.