HD7 postcode area guide — Kirklees
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HD7 postcode district in Kirklees — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HD7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
63.8%
Gigabit-capable
63.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the HD7 postcode district (Kirklees) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 593 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 63.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in HD7 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 HD7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HD7 1RZ | 100% | 0% |
| HD7 1TW | 0% | 0% |
| HD7 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| HD7 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| HD7 4AD | 100% | 88.9% |
| HD7 4AE | 100% | 57.7% |
| HD7 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| HD7 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| HD7 4AH | 100% | 69.2% |
| HD7 4AL | 100% | 100% |
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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 HD7
Police recorded 44 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 21 | 47.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 20.5% |
| Public order | 3 | 6.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 6.8% |
| Burglary | 2 | 4.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 4.5% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 4.5% |
| Other crime | 2 | 4.5% |
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 HD7
Based on 306 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD7 is £220,000, up 7.3% on the previous year (£205,000).
Detached
£417,500
51 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
52 sales
Terraced
£190,000
173 sales
Flat / maisonette
£117,500
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in HD7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £256,500 | Terraced | Elms Hill | HD7 5HR |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Rock View | HD7 6DY |
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Brook Lane | HD7 4JA |
| 8 May 2026 | £174,000 | Terraced | Hillcrest View | HD7 4FD |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Blakestones | HD7 5UF |
| 5 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Marina Terrace | HD7 4RA |
| 1 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Brook Terrace | HD7 5BU |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Manchester Road | HD7 5JX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £368,000 | Detached | Brougham Road | HD7 6BJ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Stratford Close | HD7 4BU |
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 HD7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Valley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,360 | HD7 5SP |
| Linthwaite Clough Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 238 | HD7 5NJ |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | HD7 4QQ |
| Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | HD7 5TA |
| Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 167 | HD7 5UG |
| Marsden Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 165 | HD7 6EP |
| Nields Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 155 | HD7 5HT |
| Marsden Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 95 | HD7 6BN |
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 HD7
178 rated food businesses operate in HD7. 140 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Harris Village Butchers, Acorn & Pip, After School and Holiday Club, Aldi, Anello Pizza.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HD7
From a sample of 146 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 HD7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 18% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
18%
Band D
57%
Band E
20%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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 HD7 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.