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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Huddersfield, with 9 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In HD, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£224,995
24th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
266,110
19th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How HD compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

HDMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. HD is £224,995.
£224,99524th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. HD is 266,110.
266,11019th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. HD is 94.7%.
94.7%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. HD is 4.2%.
4.2%joint 29th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is HD safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HD at a rate of 93.0 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 2,047 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HD.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10,735), other crime (5,072) and anti-social behaviour (2,498).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HD was 94.0 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in HD

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
HD1Huddersfield, Newtown24,445£137,000231.0 per 1,000
HD2Huddersfield, Bradley29,350£221,00092.6 per 1,000
HD3Huddersfield, Salendine Nook31,382£210,00077.5 per 1,000
HD4Huddersfield, Netherton30,496£185,00091.2 per 1,000
HD5Huddersfield, Moldgreen31,132£180,00095.6 per 1,000
HD6Brighouse, Rastrick26,645£205,000109.1 per 1,000
HD7Marsden, Golcar22,683£222,00065.0 per 1,000
HD8Skelmanthorpe, Lepton33,665£275,00044.7 per 1,000
HD9Honley, Meltham36,312£282,75055.7 per 1,000
HD in brief

The HD postcode area, named after Huddersfield, has 9 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in HD was £224,995 in 2025.

HD had 266,110 usual residents at the census.

In HD, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In HD, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.