HD2 postcode area · Kirklees

The HD2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 4 to 60 across them. Every full HD2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HD2 district contains both ends of the scale: Cowcliffe & South Fixby at 60 out of 100 (#2,713 of 6,856 in England) against Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown at 4, a 56-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Birkby to £287,500 in Cowcliffe & South Fixby — a 2.4× gap within the HD2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Calderdale and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,185a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime125per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HD2 district

£209,995median home sold over the past year · +41.2% over 5 years · +4.5% over the year · 311 sales
Detached£399,975
Semi-detached£192,500
Terraced£130,000
Flat£80,000
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Cowcliffe & South FixbyKirklees 2,71360 £287,500
Bradley & North FixbyKirklees 3,18654 £278,736
Oakes & South LindleyKirklees 3,48049 £192,000
Rastrick WestCalderdale 3,82344 £209,500
Edgerton & MarshKirklees 5,04326 £171,500
EllandCalderdale 5,08426 £195,000
BirkbyKirklees 6,2649 £120,000
Deighton & BrackenhallKirklees 6,2918 £155,000
Huddersfield Leeds Road & FartownKirklees 6,5654 £139,125

People living in HD2 Census 2021

Residents66,867
Median age (est.)38
Density2,011per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above32%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 18%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 21%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 65%Asian 21%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 34% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HD2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HD2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HD2.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.