Slaithwaite Gate Kirklees
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (HD7), about 320 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 19423126.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 2, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Kirklees costs £2,441 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 860 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 292 to 316 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fieldhead Surgery, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1950-1966 (1); 2025 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 C (25% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- NUMBER 57 AND BARN, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 1 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 292 m and 316 m above sea level (300 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD7 4NL | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| HD7 4NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Lockwood 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pike Law Road Top Bolster Moor | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fieldhead Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Shaw Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | S J Webster And Associates | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Golcar, Golcar | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,500 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,660 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | Private Allotments 2.3 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (1 mile) north. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rocking Stone Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Wholestone Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Heath House Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Campinot Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Milking Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Woodall Ing Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 12 |
7 of the street's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Head Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 160 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Manor Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Wellhouse Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; 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 |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Slaithwaite Gate (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: YORKSHIRE WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 1 October 2026 to 8 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Launds · Clough Head · Rochdale Road · Pinfold Lane · Pike Law Road · Slaithwaite Gate · Bolster Moor Road · Upper Pike Law · Mellor Brook · Clough Road · Radcliffe Road
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.