# HD9

Postcode district covering Honley and Meltham, in Kirklees.

HD9 is a postcode district covering Honley and Meltham, in Kirklees. Median sale price £282,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 55.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HD9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd)

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 HD9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HD9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in HD9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HD9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 676 homes were sold in HD9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HD9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HD9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HD9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HD9 had 36,312 usual residents at the census.

## How HD9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HD9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £282,750 | most expensive | 9 postcode districts, HD · 2025 |
| Population | 36,312 | most populated | 9 postcode districts, HD · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 9 postcode districts, HD · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.6% | lowest | 9 postcode districts, HD · Jan 2026 |

## Is HD9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HD9 at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.0 per 1,000 people across the HD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 169 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HD9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (933), other crime (367) and anti-social behaviour (260).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HD9 was 59.0 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 HD9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HD9 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HD9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kirklees 053A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011169) | 1,407 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.7% |
| [Kirklees 053B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011170) | 1,886 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.2% |
| [Kirklees 053E](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011173) | 1,210 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| [Kirklees 053F](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011176) | 1,377 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.6% |
| [Kirklees 053G](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01034588) | 2,341 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.6% |
| [Kirklees 055A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011168) | 1,631 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.7% |
| [Kirklees 055B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011174) | 1,826 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| [Kirklees 055C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011175) | 1,747 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.9% |
| [Kirklees 055D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011177) | 2,027 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.9% |
| [Kirklees 055E](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011178) | 1,873 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Kirklees 058A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011180) | 1,894 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.5% |
| [Kirklees 058B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011182) | 1,664 | 59.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 68.8% |
| [Kirklees 058C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011186) | 1,813 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.4% |
| [Kirklees 058D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011188) | 1,647 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Kirklees 059A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011179) | 1,677 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.1% |
| [Kirklees 059B](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011181) | 1,744 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 54.8% |
| [Kirklees 059C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011183) | 2,254 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.6% |
| [Kirklees 059D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011184) | 1,400 | 84.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.1% |
| [Kirklees 059E](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011185) | 1,596 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| [Kirklees 059F](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011187) | 1,669 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.3% |
| [Kirklees 059G](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011189) | 1,857 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 76.2% |

## Your MP

- [Colne Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley): Paul Davies (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge): Dr Marie Tidball (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.8% of the people here.
- [Huddersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/huddersfield): Harpreet Uppal (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HD9

[Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/holmfirth-new-mill-and-hepworth), [Honley & Brockholes](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/honley-and-brockholes), [Meltham](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/meltham), [Upperthong & Holmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/upperthong-and-holmbridge)

## Postcode sectors in HD9

[HD9 1 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-1), [HD9 2 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-2), [HD9 3 (139 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-3), [HD9 4 (117 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-4), [HD9 5 (129 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-5), [HD9 6 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-6), [HD9 7 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-7), [HD9 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9-9)

## Council

[Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

## Towns in HD9

[Honley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/honley), [Meltham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/meltham)

## Postcode districts next to HD9

[HD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd4), [HD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd7), [HD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8), [OL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol3), [S36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s36), [SK13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Brockholes (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7697,53.5970), [Honley (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7810,53.6082), [Berry Brow (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7934,53.6210)

## More in the HD postcode area

[All HD postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HD9 in brief

HD9 is a postcode district covering Honley and Meltham, in Kirklees.
About 37,185 people lived in HD9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £282,750 in 2025 across 676 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HD9 was £282,750 in 2025.
HD9 had 36,312 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in HD9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HD9, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HD9
- Postcode area: [HD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd)
- Constituency: [Colne Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/colne-valley)
- Council: [Kirklees †](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)
- Area: 93.97 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,185*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 114

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd4), [HD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd7), [S36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s36), [SK13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sk13), [HD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd8), [OL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ol3)

## Latest updates for HD9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HD9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd9