# HD8 0ZJ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

HD8 0ZJ 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 HD8 0ZJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [HD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8) › [HD8 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8-0)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 125% on July. Kirklees 051A: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **Stocksmoor, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **No property in HD8 0ZJ 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=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 051A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HD8 0ZJ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowley-lane-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107677) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lepton CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lepton-cofe-primary-academy-e147623) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highburton CofE First Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highburton-cofe-first-academy-e149941) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [King James's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-jamess-school-e138706) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Southgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southgate-school-e107801) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Kirkburton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkburton-middle-school-e143791) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £230,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £362,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £962,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £147,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| May 2024 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES (870 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Lepton Highgate Lane (890 m, Morrisons)

## 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 051A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.6** (2025). Kirklees 051A has a deprivation score of 6.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,620th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 051A was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Kirklees 051A had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 051A, 98.4% 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.

## HD8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HD8 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,665** (2021). HD8 had 33,665 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 719th 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: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in HD8 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In HD8, 96.7% 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: 53.6272, -1.7177

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.7177,53.6272,HD80ZJ

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