# BD11 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

BD11 2LQ is a postcode in Kirklees.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kirklees. Open the map at BD11 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [BD11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11) › [BD11 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11-2)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Kirklees 001E: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **Low Moor, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **No property in BD11 2LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BD11 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BD11 2LQ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BBG Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bbg-academy-e138111) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2021 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenshaw-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e107730) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Bierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-bierley-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e107719) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tong Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tong-leadership-academy-e142761) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 34.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Drighlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drighlington-primary-school-e134407) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-academy-e148863) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £277,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £182,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BIRKENSHAW PHARMACY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Birkenshaw (650 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £208,987** (July 2026). Kirklees’s average house price was £208,987 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,867** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kirklees earned a median of £35,867 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 90th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Kirklees has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 69th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kirklees 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.5** (2025). Kirklees 001E has a deprivation score of 14.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,839th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 001E was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,262** (2021). Kirklees 001E had 1,262 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,699th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 001E, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BD11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £257,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD11 was £257,500 in 2025. 818th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,241** (2021). BD11 had 11,241 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 790th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In BD11, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Centre: 53.7490, -1.6869

Council: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Spen Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley): Kim Leadbeater (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6869,53.7490,BD112LQ

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