HD7 5XA Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colne Valley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bents Lane, Kirklees: 16 addresses
- White Hill, Kirklees: 15 addresses
- Crow Trees Road, Kirklees: 14 addresses
- Cop Hill Side, Kirklees: 13 addresses
- Row Lane, Kirklees: 9 addresses
- Cop Hill End, New Close: 9 addresses
- Old Ground, Kirklees: 8 addresses
- Shaw Fields Lane, Kirklees: 8 addresses
- Green Lane, Kirklees: 8 addresses
- Marsden Lane, Kirklees: 7 addresses
- Shaw Lane, Kirklees: 7 addresses
- Green Lane, Bank Nook: 6 addresses
- Scout Lane, Kirklees: 6 addresses
- New Close Lane, New Close: 5 addresses
- Crow Trees Road, Kirklees: 3 addresses
- Ing Lane, Kirklees: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Shaw Fields: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 2 addresses
- Shaw Fields Lane, Shaw Fields: 2 addresses
- Slacks Lane, Kirklees: 2 addresses
- Marsden Lane, Kirklees: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Cop Hill Side, Kirklees: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Holme Lane, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Green Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Moor Side Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Cop Hill Side, Kirklees: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Green Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Green Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth Bank: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth Bank: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth Bank: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Bank Nook, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Cop Hill End, Booth: 1 address
- Old Lane, Kirklees: 1 address
- Kettle Lane, Booth: 1 address
- Holme Lane, Upper Holme: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Shaw Fields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Moor Side Lane, Bradshaw: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, New Close: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth Bank: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Bank Nook: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bents Lane, Booth: 1 address
- Crowtrees, New Close: 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 (24% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Kirklees.
Listed buildings
- GREEN LANE FARMHOUSES AND BARN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rose and Crown, Cop Hill End, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5XA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 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 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 195 addresses are between 174 m and 352 m above sea level (259 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 69%, ultrafast 52%, gigabit 52% of premises; 2% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 8.9 km |
| EV charging points | New Street, Slaithwaite GeniePoint | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 32.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Colne Valley Group Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | S J Webster And Associates | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 8.8 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,540 m² | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,310 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
57 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cop Hill | Hill | 360 m north-west |
| Booth Gate Clough | Valley | 590 m south |
| Blake Clough | Valley | 630 m west |
| Scout Wood | Wood | 730 m north-west |
| Sparth Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Hey Sike Head Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 23 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 140 | 178 |
55 of the postcode's 195 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 17 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Bents Lane.