# HD9 4ER: area report for a postcode in Kirklees

HD9 4ER 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 HD9 4ER for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) › [HD9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9) › [HD9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 62% on July. Kirklees 055A: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **Slaithwaite, 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **No property in HD9 4ER 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=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Kirklees 055A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **£208,987 average price**: For the whole of Kirklees, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HD9 4ER**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HD9 4ER**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meltham-cofe-vc-primary-school-e107718) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meltham Moor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meltham-moor-primary-school-e146890) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Helme Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/helme-church-of-england-academy-e145556) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £165,550 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| January 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| October 2025 | £130,010 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £102,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £315,200 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MELTHAM GROUP PRACTICE (350 m)
- Pharmacies: MELTHAM PHARMACY (80 m); MEDICINES2HOME.COM (220 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (350 m)
- Dental practices: STATION STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (220 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Meltham (120 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Meltham (310 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 055A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.6** (2025). Kirklees 055A 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: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kirklees 055A was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,631** (2021). Kirklees 055A had 1,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,602nd 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Kirklees 055A, 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.

## HD9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £282,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HD9 was £282,750 in 2025. 1,022nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,312** (2021). HD9 had 36,312 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 582nd 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in HD9 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: 85.6%** (January 2026). In HD9, 85.6% 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: 53.5912, -1.8503

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

## Your MP

- [Colne Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley): Paul Davies (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=-1.8503,53.5912,HD94ER

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