HD7 6EW Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colne Valley West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Manchester Road, Kirklees: 13 addresses
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 (51% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Marsden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 7 MILES POST, grade II
- INNER HEY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- New Mills, Brougham Road, Marsden: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Bank Bottom Mills, Mount Road, Marsden: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 8 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 188 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 | Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 27 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Brougham Road Marsden | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holmfirth Bus Station | 9.7 km |
| EV charging points | New Street, Slaithwaite GeniePoint | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Colne Valley Group Practice | 3.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | Station Street (Dental Surgery) | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | St Luke's Hospital | 8.4 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Uppermill Police Station | 7.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Marsden, Marsden Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Park 6,100 m² | 170 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,250 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mellor Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m west. 69 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mellor Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warehouse Hill | Hill | 300 m north |
| Hard Hill | Hill | 560 m south-east |
| Ellen Clough | Valley | 580 m south-east |
| Sparth Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north |
| Nether Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Hey Sike Head Marsh | Wetland | 3.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 4 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 Manchester Road.