# HD2 2QL: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

HD2 2QL 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 HD2 2QL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [HD2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd2) › [HD2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Kirklees 027A: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **Huddersfield, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **No property in HD2 2QL 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=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 027A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HD2 2QL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **Low road and rail noise at HD2 2QL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birkby Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkby-junior-school-e107626) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashbrow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbrow-school-e107628) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Huddersfield Trust School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-huddersfield-trust-school-e136502) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fixby Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fixby-junior-and-infant-school-e151324) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Birkby Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkby-infant-and-nursery-school-e107601) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-academy-e148484) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church CE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-ce-academy-e138584) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brambles Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brambles-primary-academy-e145236) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2023 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (290 m); DR HANDA & PARTNER (370 m); CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m); WOODHOUSE HILL SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: SIDDIQUE PHARMACY (290 m); FARTOWN PHARMACY (290 m); CROFT PHARMACY (600 m); K PHARMACY (880 m); ASDA PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: FARTOWN HEALTH CENTRE (290 m); FARTOWN DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m); BIRKBY DENTAL CARE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Huddersfield Superstore (880 m, Asda)

## 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 027A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Kirklees 027A has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 027A was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,806** (2021). Kirklees 027A had 1,806 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,681st most 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 027A, 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.

## HD2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £221,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HD2 was £221,000 in 2025. 544th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,350** (2021). HD2 had 29,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 960th most 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 HD2 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In HD2, 98.8% 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: 53.6649, -1.7818

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

## Your MP

- [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/huddersfield): Harpreet Uppal (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=-1.7818,53.6649,HD22QL

## How to cite

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