Back Station Road Mirfield, Kirklees
17 addresses across 6 postcodes (WF14), about 310 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19406199.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1).
- Flood: 162 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Kirklees costs £2,441 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Mirfield, about 230 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 44 to 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mirfield Health Centre, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 136 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 35 m². Most common: Flat (3). Built: 2003-2006 (2); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 street: most are in band A (36% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1-3 Kirklees Council Depot, St Paul's Road, Mirfield: up to 13 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land off, Knowl Grove, Mirfield, WF14 9RF: up to 8 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 28 August 2026 to 2 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 46 addresses are in areas at high risk, 116 at medium risk and 37 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 194 homes the Environment Agency counts, 41 are in areas at high risk, 115 medium, 37 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF14 8QF | zone 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF14 8NF | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF14 8LS | zone 2 | 41 / 15 / 14 | unlikely |
| WF14 8BD | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 23 | unlikely |
| WF14 8NG | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF14 8NZ | zone 3 | 0 / 99 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 44 m and 46 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF14 8BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF14 8LS | 100% | 41% | 41% | 0% |
| WF14 8NF | 60% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| WF14 8NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF14 8NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF14 8QF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mirfield 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Ravensthorpe 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Johnson Street Lower Hopton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heckmondwike Bus Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-op Mirfield Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Road GeniePoint | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mirfield Health Centre | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eye Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Raccoon City Police Department | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Mirfield Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,570 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mirfield Memorial Recreation Ground 5.0 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hopton Congregational Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hopton Congregational Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mirfield Cut | Lake or reservoir | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Newhall Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Covey Clough Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hepworth Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Covey Clough | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Dransfield Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 11 |
1 of the street's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 14 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Kirklees: see them on the Kirklees page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Castle Hall Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Old Bank Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfields Nursery Mirfeld WF14 8DD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Navigation Tavern WF14 8NL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Premier, Rustic Pizza & Prosecco, Riverside Breakfast Bar WF14 8PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| The Sandwich Shop WF14 8PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Calder Chippy WF14 8PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Cupushi WF14 8NR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Mardy Crumb WF14 8NR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Lidl WF14 8LL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Hopton Care Cottages WF14 8PW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Lower Hopton Working Mens Club WF14 8PN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2015 |
| Bargain Booze WF14 8AT | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2012 |
| Ravello WF14 8AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Mirfield Fisheries WF14 8AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Night & Day Mirfield Ltd WF14 8AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Kowloon WF14 8AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Johnson Street (23); On or near Saint Paul'S Lock (19); On or near Hirst Street (15); On or near Ledgard Wharf (14); On or near Brewery Wharf (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 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) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WF14 8QF: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- WF14 8NF: 4 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- WF14 8LS: 3 addresses of 84 in the postcode
- WF14 8BD: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- WF14 8NG: 1 address
- WF14 8NZ: 1 address of 100 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ledgard Wharf · Huddleston Court · Huddleston Court · Calder Road · South Brook Gardens · South Street · Saint Paul's Lock · Calder View · Marshall Street · Johnson Street · Brewery Wharf · North Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.