Sledge Gate Kirklees
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (HD3), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 19400468.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 67% to 74% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Marsden (Yorks), about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 265 to 304 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Colne Valley Group Practice, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (19% of about 1,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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, Calderdale, Kirklees.
Listed buildings
- BARN TO NORTH WEST OF NEW HEY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BRAEHEAD, grade II
- CARR HOUSE AND BARN, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- GATE PIERS TO CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- MOORGATE RESTAURANT, grade II
- NEW HEY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- YEW TREE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD3 3FT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| HD3 3FR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 265 m and 304 m above sea level (275 m on average); the ground rises about 40 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD3 3FR | 74% | 74% | 74% | 26% |
| HD3 3FT | 67% | 67% | 67% | 22% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Marsden (Yorks) 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Slaithwaite 235,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Huddersfield Bus Station Huddersfield Town Centre | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | New Street, Slaithwaite GeniePoint | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Colne Valley Group Practice | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oldham Road (Dental Surgery) | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Sowerby Bridge Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Slaithwaite, Slaithwaite Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 190 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Goat Hill | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Scar Plantation | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Scammonden Water | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Stubbing Clough | Valley | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Deanhead Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Bilberry Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scammonden Water Sailing Club HD3 3FT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 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 | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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
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.
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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.