Kirklees
21 addresses across 1 postcode (HD9), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19401302.
7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Kirklees costs £2,441 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Brockholes, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Victoria Park, is about 1.1 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 268 to 276 m above sea level. 4 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Oaklands Health Centre, about 1.6 km away. About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 14 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
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 1991-1995 (2); 1983-1990 (2); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 (26% of about 850 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 1.0 km
- Prickleden Mills, Woodhead Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2JU: up to 61 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 268 m and 276 m above sea level (272 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD9 3HR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brockholes 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| Honley 45,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Berry Brow 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Upper Meadows Upperthong | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holmfirth Bus Station | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Crown Bottom Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Crown Bottom, Holmfirth GeniePoint | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oaklands Health Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medicare Chemists | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentistry @ Holme | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Holmevalley Memorial Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Meltham, Meltham | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Victoria Park 9,530 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Upperthong Cricket Club 1.6 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,940 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Wood | Wood | 390 m south-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 560 m south-west |
| Lip Hill Clough | Valley | 690 m west |
| Binns Wood | Wood | 740 m east |
| Brown Hill | Hill | 750 m north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 21 |
4 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upperthong Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 510 m | No published inspection |
| Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| Netherthong Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak Inn HD9 3UX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| The Oak's Pantry HD9 3UX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 5 May 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Flat Lane (2); On or near Dean Road (2); On or near Upper Meadows (2); On or near Lydgetts (2); On or near Holme View Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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.
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
- HD9 3HR: 21 addresses of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.