HD9 7DL Kirklees
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Holme Valley South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- White Ley Bank, Kirklees: 20 addresses
- Fulstone Hall Lane, Kirklees: 5 addresses
- Far Well Lane, Kirklees: 3 addresses
- Fulstone, Fulstone: 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 D (24% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fulstone (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: yes, Kirklees.
Listed buildings
- 12, WHITE LEY BANK, grade II
- BARN TO NORTH WEST OF MOOR VIEW FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MOOR VIEW FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WEST ROYD FARMHOUSE, grade II
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 29 addresses are between 198 m and 229 m above sea level (221 m on average).
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 | Stocksmoor 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Shepley 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Brockholes 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Holmfirth Bus Station | 3.4 km |
| EV charging points | Crown Bottom, Holmfirth GeniePoint | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 32.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Shepley Primary Care Limited | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest New Mill Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Holmevalley Memorial Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - New Mill, New Mill Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,980 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 410 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stubs Wood | Wood | 370 m east |
| Wood End Wood | Wood | 510 m north-east |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 830 m south |
| Shepley Marsh | Wetland | 1.2 km east |
| Holme House Clough | Valley | 1.2 km south |
| Bankhouse Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 29 |
16 of the postcode's 29 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 White Ley Bank.