# HD8 8JZ: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

HD8 8JZ 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 8JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [HD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8) › [HD8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Kirklees 056A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **Shepley, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **No property in HD8 8JZ 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=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 056A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HD8 8JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HD8 8JZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **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=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shelley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shelley-first-school-e143793) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkburton-cofe-va-first-school-e107745) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Shepley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepley-first-school-e107663) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2023 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £541,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shepley (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Shelley 2a Westerley Way (380 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 056A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Kirklees 056A has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 056A was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,521** (2021). Kirklees 056A had 1,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,404th 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 056A, 96.3% 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: 53.5968, -1.6987

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

## Your MP

- [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale): Jade Botterill (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=-1.6987,53.5968,HD88JZ

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