HD7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Marsden, Golcar and Slaithwaite, in Kirklees.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HD7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HD7, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HD7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HD7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HD7 at a rate of 65.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.0 per 1,000 people across HD.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HD7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (623), other crime (283) and anti-social behaviour (150).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HD7 was 61.0 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.
Deprivation in HD7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HD7 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HD7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 036A | 1,549 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| Kirklees 036B | 1,497 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.3% |
| Kirklees 041A | 1,434 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Kirklees 041B | 1,679 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| Kirklees 041D | 1,691 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.7% |
| Kirklees 045A | 1,594 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Kirklees 049A | 1,940 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| Kirklees 049B | 1,604 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.5% |
| Kirklees 049C | 1,554 | 128.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.7% |
| Kirklees 049D | 1,868 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.3% |
| Kirklees 052A | 1,673 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.1% |
| Kirklees 052B | 1,833 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Kirklees 052C | 1,459 | 86.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.9% |
| Kirklees 052D | 1,416 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.2% |
Your MP
- Paul DaviesLabourMP for Colne Valley
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HD73
Postcode sectors in HD74
Council1
Towns in HD72
Postcode districts next to HD76
Nearest rail stations2
More in the HD postcode area2
HD7 in brief
HD7 is a postcode district covering Marsden, Golcar and Slaithwaite, in Kirklees.
About 22,913 people lived in HD7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £222,000 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HD7 was £222,000 in 2025.
HD7 had 22,683 usual residents at the census.
In HD7, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HD7, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.