HD4 postcode area guide — Kirklees

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Broadband & internet speeds in HD4

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HD4 postcode district (Kirklees) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 723 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.6%.

Around 0.1% of premises in HD4 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 HD4

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Mobile signal around Kirklees

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Kirklees district (202,880 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HD4

Police recorded 245 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 HD4

Based on 272 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD4 is £160,000, down 10.1% on the previous year (£178,000).

Latest recorded sales in HD4

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HD4

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 HD4

146 rated food businesses operate in HD4. 90 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abc Childrens Day Nursery, Acorn Houses Respite Ltd, Aden Mount Care Home, Aden View Care Home, Albarakah Supermarket, Butchers & AB Curry Counter.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HD4

From a sample of 208 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HD4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 HD4 typically use:

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What's it like living in HD4?

Postcodes in HD4

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.