HD1 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HD1 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HD1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78%
Gigabit-capable
78%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the HD1 postcode district (Kirklees) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 737 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78%.
Around 0.1% of premises in HD1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HD1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HD1 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| HD1 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| HD1 1BA | 100% | 27.3% |
| HD1 1BG | 100% | 29.6% |
| HD1 1BL | 100% | 80% |
| HD1 1BQ | 100% | 0% |
| HD1 1BR | 100% | 90.9% |
| HD1 1BS | 100% | 11.1% |
| HD1 1BT | 100% | 33.3% |
| HD1 1BU | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Kirklees
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
97%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in HD1
Police recorded 633 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 259 | 40.9% |
| Public order | 79 | 12.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 | 9.2% |
| Shoplifting | 47 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 | 6.8% |
| Other theft | 38 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 28 | 4.4% |
| Other crime | 23 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HD1
Based on 156 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD1 is £140,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£140,000).
Detached
£305,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
23 sales
Terraced
£117,500
87 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in HD1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £515,000 | Terraced | Dingle Road | HD1 4HY |
| 1 May 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | Bradford Road | HD1 6JE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,950,000 | Other | Leeds Road | HD1 6DD |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | Lawrence Road | HD1 4LY |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Flat | Commercial Street | HD1 3DN |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced | Fir Road | HD1 4JE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £236,000 | Semi-detached | Heatherfield Road | HD1 4QJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £236,000 | Semi-detached | Heatherfield Road | HD1 4QJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | Grasmere Road | HD1 4LJ |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced | Fenton Road | HD1 3TX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Kirklees demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Kirklees district (433,216 residents, 177,989 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.1% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.4% |
| 65+ | 17.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.5% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 3.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around HD1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 639 | HD1 3QP |
| Birkby Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 541 | HD1 6HE |
| Huddersfield Grammar School | Not applicable | 3–16 | 493 | HD1 4QX |
| Birkby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 457 | HD1 5HQ |
| Brambles Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 382 | HD1 5BU |
| Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 327 | HD1 4JJ |
| Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | HD1 4BJ |
| ES Independent School Kirklees | Not applicable | 11–19 | 52 | HD1 4EN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HD1
570 rated food businesses operate in HD1. 377 hold the top rating of 5, 108 are rated 4, and 25 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 24 HR Active, 30 Victoria Lane, 5Sport, A&R Stores limited, Abrar Butchers.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HD1
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 HD1 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
15%
Band D
34%
Band E
49%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Kirklees
Landlines around HD1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.